Lot no. 249
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN JASPER AND CARNELIAN EARRINGS OR HAIR RINGS - EX CHRISTIE'S.
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
A collection of seven red jasper and carnelian earrings or hair rings, each formed as a thick penannular hoop with a transverse opening and a broad cylindrical interior, two with braided exterior decoration.
Size: 15-20mm x 5-10mm; Weight: 20g.
Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; Ex Christie's, 2 May 2013 Lot 38; Ex Christie's, London, Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, 14 April 2011, lot 38; Previously in the Baron Empain (1852-1929) collection, Belgium.
For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M11940a.
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