**First Time At Auction**

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A sumptuous necklace formed from dozens of faience beads with a mold-formed faience scarab amulet as the central element. Each side of the necklace forks into two strands in several areas but is overall a single-stranded composition. The faience beads are presented in tubular and seed forms and are glazed in hues of turquoise, seafoam, sage, chocolate, caramel, cobalt, and sky blue, with a few modern, gold-plated spacer beads at the junctions where the split strands meet. The faience scarab exhibits remains of green glaze with its insectile topside features. The bottom exhibits incised hieroglyphs including 2 ankhs, a heart-and-windpipe, and two sets of lotus flowers or water lilies. Capped with a modern tube clasp, this is a beautiful and wearable example of ancient Egyptian artistry! Size (scarab): 0.7" L x 0.45" W (1.8 cm x 1.1 cm); (necklace): 20.25" L (51.4 cm)

Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s

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Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Faience beads and scarab amulet are ancient, and stringing, gold-plated spacer beads, and tube clasp are modern. Minor chips and small losses to some faience beads, with fading to most glaze on scarab amulet, and light pitting to some beads. Great preservation to inscribed hieroglyphs on bottom of scarab.