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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.
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LOT 0419
Egyptian Tabular Glazed Steatite Spacer Bead with Hieroglyphs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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