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Lot 254*

An Egyptian glazed composition winged scarab necklace

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian glazed composition winged scarab necklace
Late Period - Ptolemaic, circa 664-30 B.C.
Restrung, composed of multiple strings of tubular turquoise glazed beads, interspersed with cylindrical mummy spacer beads, with a central pendent pale green glazed composition winged scarab with moulded details, 13cm width of winged scarab; 16cm diameter of necklace

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Provenance:
American private collection, Seattle, acquired in 1978 from The Museum Store, Seattle Art Museum. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from The Museum Store and a copy of a guarantee from Kamloops, New York, dated 20 February 1978.

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