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LOT 0419
Egyptian Faience Beads and Other Fragments
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (38 grams total, 1-14 mm).
Including seed and tubular beads, and other items. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection.
Acquired from Brigantia, York, 1990s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Egyptian Miniature Stone Alabastron
Late Old Kingdom, circa 2300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The body with rounded shoulders, convex outer face and pointed base, everted rim; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 34.2 grams, 48 mm high (48.9 grams, 55 mm including stand)
Acquired in Europe before 1994. European collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Phoenician Blue Glass Bead Group
6th-3rd century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £624
Including drum-shaped types with marvered eye-motifs. 65 grams total, 10-25 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The category belongs to the cylindrical turquoise eye beads with dark blue and white decorations. Pre-Roman glass beads of this type, generally dated to the Iron Age (end of the ninth century B.C. to 218 B.C.), have been found in significant amounts in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, especially in Phoenician and Punic burial contexts. -
Egyptian Silver Ankh and Was-Sceptre Amulet
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £91
A silver openwork amulet featuring an ankh with outstretched arms holding tall was-sceptres. 0.31 grams, 13 mm
From an early 20th century collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
