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LOT 0406
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
17 1/4 in. (26 grams, 44 cm, amulet: 50 mm).
Restrung group of polyhedral and tubular beads in fusiform, biconvex, tubular and other types; triangular dangles and pendant of cat-headed Sekhmet.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, p. 153 (inv. no. 38586), pl. XXXII, for a similar figurine.
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LOT 0406
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Bowl
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
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Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; by descent to the current owner.
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Egyptian Faience Kneeling Priest Amulet
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
