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LOT 0471
Romano-Egyptian Green Faience Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (41.7 grams total, 25-27 mm).
Comprising five broadly barrel-shaped beads with decorative piercing to each facetted face; decorative incised lines demarcating the faces. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon private collection, 1979-1983.
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Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Horus
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Carved with naturalistic anatomical detailing, the base with incused sun-disk and Horus falcon holding a flail, above neb hieroglyph; drilled for suspension. 2.51 grams, 17 mm
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
The sign group reads: 'Lord Ra-Horakhty'. -
Egyptian Glass Fragment Collection
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Comprising fragments of mainly opaque blue glass displaying polychrome motifs; held in a clear-topped presentation case with clasp. 319 grams total, 14.5 x 13.5 cm including box
Ex Japanese art market. London art market, 1996. -
Romano-Egyptian Light Blue Faience Bead Group
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of five collared beads with decorative piercing and hatching, possibly from further east. 54 grams total, 34-36 mm
London private collection, 1979-1983.