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LOT 0474

Egyptian Stone and Glass Artefact Group

LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

1/2 - 7/8 in. (83.7 grams total, 13-22 mm).

Including cuboid hot-worked eye bead with applied granules to the edges, a recumbent lion, double bird, and stylised hedgehog amulets, and iridescent plaque. [5]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0474

Egyptian Stone and Glass Artefact Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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