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LOT 0476
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead Group
15TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 1/8 in. (40.2 grams total, 8-28 mm).
Comprising polychrome beads of various shapes and displaying a variety of decorative designs, including trails, 'eye' beads, 'millefiori' beads and others; some with iridescent surfaces. [22]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection.
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LOT 0476
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Falcon-Headed Lapis Lazuli Scaraboid
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Naturalistic detailing to the underside with pierced lug for attachment; detailed clypeus on upper side, modelled with a falcon head. 2.73 grams, 17 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK, 1930-1940s.
Funerary scarabs with falcon heads such as this were placed within the wrappings of the mummy on various parts of the body. They undoubtedly served a protective role, perhaps with solar connotations of rebirth (suggested by the falcon head) but, unlike heart scarabs, their precise function is not known. -
Egyptian Glass Fragment Collection
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Comprising fragments of mainly opaque blue glass displaying polychrome motifs; held in a clear-topped presentation case with clasp. 319 grams total, 14.5 x 13.5 cm including box
Ex Japanese art market. London art market, 1996. -
Romano-Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Dice
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 4 grams, 12 mm
Rare.
From an early 20th century UK collection.
