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LOT 0497
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
18 7/8 in. (8.3 grams, 48 cm long).
A restrung group of tubular faience beads with a modern clasp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an early 20th century UK collection.
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Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
Foot-cases like this were part of group of cartonnage adornments for a mummy, which usually comprised a mask, broad collar, stomach cover, leg section, and foot-case. For a complete set found on a mummy from Abydos see Scott III, G.D., Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, Yale, 1986, pp.160-161.
