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LOT 0744
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Bracelet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (2.09 grams, 17 cm).
Composed of alternating blue and cream annular beads, restrung with an elasticated string. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private collection.
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LOT 0744
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Bracelet
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Heart Amulet
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Opening Bid: £50
Carved with lateral lugs, a pronounced rim surmounted by a ribbed suspension loop. 2.14 grams, 21 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000. -
Large Egyptian Painted Bowl Fragments
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Three fragments from three highly decorated blue-painted vessels. 545 grams total, 11.5-18 cm
Acquired in February 1978. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.140.
The distinctive blue colour on these pottery fragments came from a cobalt-and-aluminium slip that reacted during firing. -
Large Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments Embroidered with Geometric Patterns
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a large portion of a clavi of a tunic, with the complete section passing across the shoulders ornamented with striped bands, filled with geometric lines and patterns, bordered with plain stripes, decorated at the intersection by a yellow flower; in wool, yellow and dark blue tapestry on linen. 94 grams total including paper folder, 55.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The fragments are decorative parts of tunics. These are fabrics of great decorative finesse, with some elements displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette.
