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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Group Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Group Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Group
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LOT 0466

Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Group

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

29 3/8 - 37 3/8 in. (23 grams total, 72-95 cm long).

Comprising four necklace strings with tubular and annular beads. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old English deceased estate.
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 0466

Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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