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LOT 0480
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
NEW KINGDOM, 1569-1081 B.C.
26 in. (6.43 grams, 66 cm long).
Composed of gently tapering biconical beads of various shades of turquoise and blue, interspersed with coin-shaped and spherical beads; restrung.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection.
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