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LOT 0467

Egyptian Gold Nefer Bead

LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1279-1070 B.C.

1/2 in. (0.20 grams, 12 mm).

Shaped as the nefer symbol (meaning "good", "beautiful"), with a loop at each end for use as a spacer in a multi-strand necklace.

Provenance

Ex French collection, early 20th century.

Literature

Cf, Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, p. 26, fig. 17, for an 18th Dynasty necklace including a row of gold nefer spacer beads.

CONDITION

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LOT 0467

Egyptian Gold Nefer Bead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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