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LOT 0437
Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
18 1/8 in. (8.48 grams, 46 cm long).
Composed of polychrome annular beads with modern metallic beads and a clasp, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Town Hall Antiques, Market Place, Woburn, Bedfordshire, UK, on 2nd March 2001.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by the original Town Hall Antiques invoice.
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