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LOT 0015

Egyptian Faience Bead Broad Collar Necklace

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

13 1/4 in. (50 grams, 33.5 cm).

Comprising: band of vertically strung faience tubular beads with integral tie at each end; below, a fringe of vertically strung groups of eight similar beads on a loop of thread with annular beads at the junction with the band and more similar at the outer end of the fringe; ancient cord.

Provenance

Ex William Ohly, 1883-1955.
Ex Abbey Museum, Barnet, by descent.

Literature

Cf. fringed faience bead collar recovered from the tomb of Wah published in Winlock, H. E., The Mummy of Wah Unwrapped, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 35, December 1940, 253-259.

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LOT 0015

Egyptian Faience Bead Broad Collar Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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