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LOT 0493
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
13 3/4 in. (26 grams, 35 cm, amulet: 41 mm).
Restrung group of mosaic glass tubular beads, spherical and other spacer beads, pendant amulet of Sekhmet seated on throne.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar amulet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory no.26.7.868.
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LOT 0493
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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