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LOT 0459
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Reproduction Scarabs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. AND LATER
24 3/8 in. (9.9 grams, 62 cm long).
Restrung group of tubular and annular beads with interstitial later scarabs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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LOT 0459
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Reproduction Scarabs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Egyptian Rock Crystal Piriform Vessel
Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty, circa 2500-2200 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Model amphora with trumpet-shaped mouth and piriform body; shallow socket above. 55 grams, 59 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
This model vessel was probably linked to the "Opening of the Mouth" ritual, which revived the deceased. -
Egyptian Clay Papyrus Document Sealing with Bust of Hadrian
Roman Period, 117-135 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Discoid in plan with impressed seal, profile bust of Hadrian placed to one side. 4.89 grams, 24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Amulet Bead Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Group of amuletic beads and pendants including a wedjat-eye, Horus in falcon form, a seated Bastet, Bes playing a tambourine, and other types. 3.3 grams total, 8-19.5 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
