Lot no. 45
PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACES WITH AMULETS. Third Intermediate period, Ca. 1069 - 664 BC. A pair of restrung faience necklaces with central amulets. The first necklace is composed of annular faience beads in various colours, with tubular beads interspersed in the lower half section and a faience wedjat eye amulet in the focal point. The second necklace has a similar design, also featuring small faience beads, some tubular beads in the lower section, and a faience zoomorphic amulet at the centre. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA7845. Size: 210/420-240/480mm x 8-15mm; Weight: 15.42g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.
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