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LOT 0047
Egyptian Steatite and Other Scarab Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (10.2 grams total, 10-17 mm).
Mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids in steatite and glazed composition with hieroglyphs to the underside. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace Collection
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising three restrung composition necklaces, each composed of multiple strands of polychrome beads of mainly annular and tubular types. 75 grams total, 68-76 cm long
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
Red and yellow faience were among the new colours appeared in the XVIIIth Dynasty, but they were in use until the Late Period. It was ideally formed from a core of sand and quartz and a vitreous alkaline glaze. It was the preferred medium of Egyptian jewellers even before the Fist Dynasty, because of its malleability and its ability to imitate other more expensive materials thanks to the colour of the glaze.
