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LOT 0470
Egyptian Jasper Bead with Horus as a Falcon
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.3 grams, 12 mm).
Plano-convex bead with incised image to the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 57, for design on scarab.
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