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LOT 0435
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
25 1/4 in. (8.46 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung group of tubular and annular beads, centrepiece a pendant bust of Pataikos. [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.
Footnotes
Pataikos is a representation of the creator deity Ptah, and his diminutive form is a symbol of his immense magical power.
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