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LOT 0624
Egyptian Tubular Faience Mummy Bead String
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
14 1/8 in. (2.63 grams, 36 cm).
Comprising mostly green-glazed tubular beads, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceExcavated from Egypt in 1914.
From the private collection of Mr David Sams and his wife Elizabeth Kate Sams, gentry and amateur archaeologists who travelled to Egypt in 1914 with their daughter Ethel. Mr Sams and his wife led digging expeditions from which these items come from the family estate of Mr and Mrs Sams, by direct descent to their granddaughter.
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LOT 0624
Egyptian Tubular Faience Mummy Bead String
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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