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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.
ProvenanceEx French collection, early 20th century.
LiteratureCf, Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, p. 26, fig. 17, for an 18th Dynasty necklace including a row of gold nefer spacer beads.
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