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Egyptian Multi-Stranded Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Egyptian Multi-Stranded Faience Mummy Bead Necklace Egyptian Multi-Stranded Faience Mummy Bead Necklace
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LOT 0494

Egyptian Multi-Stranded Faience Mummy Bead Necklace

LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.

28 3/8 in. (19.7 grams, 72 cm long).

Restrung of four strands of polychrome composition beads of mainly cylindrical types. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.

Literature

Cf. similar specimens in faience at the Worchester Art Museum, inventory no.1925.539.

CONDITION
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LOT 0494

Egyptian Multi-Stranded Faience Mummy Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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