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LOT 0499
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
NEW KINGDOM, 1569-1081 B.C.
35 3/8 in. (4.8 grams, 90 cm long).
Composed mainly of tubular beads decoratively glazed in various shades of turquoise, interspersed with coin-shaped beads; restrung.
Provenance
From an early 20th century UK collection.
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