Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th February 2020

Lot 440

Six Nubian hafayiz pendants silver coloured metal

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350

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Description

Six Nubian hafayiz pendants

silver coloured metal, three with inset beads, one octagonal with fine engraved chevrons and with three rows of script to the back, 9.2cm wide, two with scalloped edges and with inscriptions to the front, the smaller with Egyptian hallmarks, three circular decorated a crescent and star or sun motifs. (6)

Provenance

Professor D Abouseif Collection, London.