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LOT 0403
Egyptian Glass Inlay Collection
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (12 grams total, 12-39 mm).
Comprising sixteen drawn inlays of various colour combinations. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx N.A. collection, 1970s.
Kept in the U.K. since 2007.
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
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Comprising a double band of purple wool over linen, the ornament consisting of a series of circles alternating with a star-shaped and rhomboid decoration. 152 grams, 42.5 x 34 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
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Large Egyptian Hardstone Scarab
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Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Of coiled circular form with crescent decorated body, the head with ring-and-dot eyes and v-shaped nose. 8.46 grams, 30.47 mm overall, 22.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12 1/2, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)
Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
