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LOT 0473

Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace String

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

24 3/8 in. (4.97 grams, 62 cm).

Restrung group of tubular beads with cylindrical and small disc-shaped bead spacers. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0473

Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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