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Egyptian Tabular Glazed Steatite Spacer Bead with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Tabular Glazed Steatite Spacer Bead with Hieroglyphs Egyptian Tabular Glazed Steatite Spacer Bead with Hieroglyphs
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LOT 0419

Egyptian Tabular Glazed Steatite Spacer Bead with Hieroglyphs

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. OR LATER

5/8 in. (2.25 grams, 16 mm).

Bifacial with incised border to each face, one with throne name of Tuthmoses III and the other with hieroglyphs. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.

CONDITION
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LOT 0419

Egyptian Tabular Glazed Steatite Spacer Bead with Hieroglyphs

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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