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LOT 0542
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
16 1/8 in. (11.14 grams, 41 cm).
A restrung designer necklace string of annular beads with spherical and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old deceased estate.
Property of an East London lady collector, acquired at auction before 1995.
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LOT 0542
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Egyptian Amulet Pendant Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including jackal, feline, and other types. 1.66 grams total, 10-15 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet and Scarab Group
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising: a Bes head amulet, a frog amulet, a wedjat, an amuletic plaque, and two scarabs. 19.8 grams total, 15-29 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: remains of a segmentum in yellow, green and brown wool over a red linen background, S torsion, embroidered with a central band and coloured buds; a near complete tablion with representation of a dancer, inside a rondo, with four hares running on the four corners, triangular border on the external edge. 33 grams total including package, 10.7-12.2 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The central dancing figure, with her attributes and attitude, can only be interpreted as a Maenad, isolated from the Bacchic procession and abandoned to sacred trances.
