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Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III
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LOT 0029

Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III

NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1504-1452 B.C.

1/2 in. (1.1 grams, 12 mm).

With impressed hieroglyphs on all four faces, two sides giving the throne name of Thutmose III (Men-kheper-Re), the others mentioning the god Amun. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the old collection of Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
Ex Gaston Maspero archaeological fund.
Property of a French collector.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XXVII, no.57, for a similar block bead.

Footnotes

Thutmose III was a renowned warrior king widely revered even centuries after his reign.

CONDITION
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LOT 0029

Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Thutmose III

Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

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