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LOT 0450
Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Solar Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (24 grams, 82 mm wide).
Flat and crescent-shaped with transverse piercings to the reverse; an end spacer for a multi-strand necklace. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Plan of Egypt
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Opening Bid: £50
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From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
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Egyptian Blue Stone Eye of Horus Amulet
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Carved wedjat amulet with transverse piercing at the brow. 2.49 grams, 16.6 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Wedjat amuletic bead with applied black detailing to the pupil and brow. 16.5 grams, 50.4 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
