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LOT 0404
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Bracelet
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
7 1/2 in. (4.48 grams, 19 cm long).
Restrung designer bracelet with a modern clasp; composed of polychrome beads of mainly disc and annular types and a larger banded feature glass bead. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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