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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets
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LOT 0474

Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

43 3/4 in. (24.9 grams, 111 cm long).

Restrung group of mainly tubular beads with five faience lotus-flower pendants. [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.

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LOT 0474

Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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