Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace + Earrings
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Description
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. An attractive pair of earrings and a matching necklace, all formed from petite faience beads glazed in polychrome hues. The earrings each feature dangling tubular beads reminiscent of Egyptian lotus flowers and can be worn via modern silver French hooks. The necklace displays dozens of seed-form and tubular beads along its 3 intertwined strands, and the terminals are capped with a modern sterling silver loop and S-hook combo. Size (necklace): 18.5" L (47 cm); (largest bead): 0.53" L (1.3 cm); silver quality: 93.7%; (each earring): 1.875" H (4.8 cm); silver quality: 91.8%
Provenance: private Middletown, New York, USA collection, acquired before 2000; ex-private T.C. collection, upstate New York, USA, before 1998
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169652
Provenance: private Middletown, New York, USA collection, acquired before 2000; ex-private T.C. collection, upstate New York, USA, before 1998
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169652
Condition
Necklace and both earrings are wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Faience beads are ancient; stringing and silver components are modern. Minor nicks and pitting to some beads, with light fading to glaze in scattered areas, and light encrustations on some beads, otherwise intact and very good. Great remains of glaze color throughout.
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace + Earrings
Estimate $500 - $750
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