Lot no. 309
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS AND BEADS New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of amulets, pendants, and beads in faience and glass, including a faience hedgehog scaraboid with dot-like spine markings and similar reverse; a second faience amulet in the form of a hedgehog scaraboid with incised triangular markings and a flat reverse bearing hieroglyphs within an oval frame; a ribbed biconical faience bead in turquoise glaze; a domed faience bead with a roughly textured surface in blue; a bright turquoise-blue faience wadjet eye amulet with incised contours and raised pupil, perforated laterally for suspension; a rectangular cobalt blue glass pendant; and two faience grape-cluster pendants with raised detail and glaze in shades of blue; a pale green faience pendant in the form of a circular rosette with slightly concave centre and scalloped edge; a pale green faience pendant shaped as a cluster of grapes with a short cylindrical neck. Size: 9.2-11.3mm x 6.5-7.7mm; Weight: 0.58g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
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