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LOT 0547
Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Bead
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
20 in. (8.41 grams, 51 cm long).
Restrung group of tubular and annular glazed composition beads with oblate centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously with Astarte Gallery, London W1, UK, 1983.
From the private collection of T.R. Elley, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
Accompanied by an invoice copy dated 18 October 1983.
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LOT 0547
Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Bead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising: fragment of a segmentum in red and coarse linen, S torsion, embroidered with geometric motifs; fragment of another segmentum in red, yellow, blue and green wool, with representations of buds within a red frame; a small tabula in purple wool over linen background, embroidered with a stylised image of Pegasus; a double segmenta, in purple over linen, embroidered with wave motif. 66 grams total including package, 7.8-20.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
These are pieces of extraordinary finesse in both material and design. They all probably were once applied as a decoration of various garments, such as tunics, cloaks, and shawls. -
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid with Face
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Modelled as a domed face of Hathor with small cow-ears and a wig with coiled lappet ends, and an advancing cow on the underside. 10.18 grams, 32 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Bead
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Restrung group of tubular and annular glazed composition beads with oblate centrepiece. 8.41 grams, 51 cm long
Previously with Astarte Gallery, London W1, UK, 1983. From the private collection of T.R. Elley, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. Accompanied by an invoice copy dated 18 October 1983.
