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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]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
Cf. similar specimens in faience at the Worchester Art Museum, inventory no.1925.539.
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Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Wedjat Eye Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including examples with applied black detailing and openwork bands. 8.68 grams total, 12-21 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Coptic Bone Cross
Circa 7th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Of equal-arm type, with reserved concentric panels to the obverse and central socket; pierced for suspension. 20.4 grams, 51 mm
Old UK collection, circa 2000. Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Essex, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by a DRG certificate of authenticity and provenance statement. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of a medallion (orbiculus) decorated with geometric interlaced patterns on a purple background, framed by a minute recurring spiral, surrounded by an external circle. 149 grams, 36.5 x 36.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique on natural linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, an orbiculus, medallion in purple applied to the shoulders and the lower part of the garment, front and back.
