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LOT 0462
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
30 in. (26.2 grams, 76 cm long).
Composed of multiple strands of polychrome composition beads of mainly annular and tubular types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
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Egyptian Collar Type Faience Bead Necklace
Late New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Composed of turquoise glazed tubular beads running vertically and horizontally, together with polychrome pendant beads, possibly in the form of fruits; with Amarna beads; restrung. 13.5 grams, 24 cm long
From an early 20th century UK collection. -
Egyptian Faience Shabti Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Four blue-glazed mummiform shabtis with worn detail. 20 grams total, 41-52 mm
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s. -
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Egyptian Mixed Bead Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising various types, composition, sizes and colours, including: glass; calcite; steatite; shell; obsidian; peridot; carnelian; pink limestone; faience and rock crystal; some examples taking zoomorphic and axe forms; some held in perspex collector boxes with inked inventory numbers; accompanied by a handwritten collector's label reading 'glass beads from the tombs near Joppa. 1897' and a more recent note handwritten in the lid of one presentation box: '4 glass beads from 'the tombs near Joppa' now in Tel Aviv-Yafo in Israel, collected in 1897 when part of Ottoman Empire. Gift from Miss C. Rawdin 1982'; also a faience baboon amulet. 248 grams total, 4-33 mm
Fine condition.
Found Joppa, 1897. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. With an old dated label.
