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LOT 0509
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Pectoral
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
25 5/8 in. (62 grams, 65 cm).
Restrung using long tubular beads interspersed with annular beads, two melon beads above a large pylon-shaped pectoral pendant with raised lip.
ProvenanceFrom the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
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LOT 0509
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Pectoral
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Egyptian Blue-Glazed Female Figure
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Wearing a short wig, with right hand to breast holding a sash that hangs over the shoulder and left arm at the side; with a broad girdle; the wig, nipples, and girdle in black; suspension loop behind head. 24.6 grams, 85 mm
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974. -
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Egyptian Faience Scarab
Late Period, 6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With detailed ribbing to the carapace, legs and mouth; underside with central ribbed loop; old inked collector's reference 'E.45'. 4.18 grams, 27 mm
Collected between the 1950s-1990s. Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland. -
Egyptian Classic Teardrop-Shaped Knapped Handaxe
Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Lozenge-section knapped piriform handaxe; inked inscription 'NILE' to verso. 225 grams, 12.6 cm
From a very old collection based on the cabinet patination. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
