An Egyptian Glass Penannular Earring
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Description
Egypt; New Kingdom c. 1550- 1307 BC
Dark blue, the perimeter of the hoop with opaque white and blue bands. Rare.
Dimensions
1 1/8” (2.9 cm)
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Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.
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Dark blue, the perimeter of the hoop with opaque white and blue bands. Rare.
Dimensions
1 1/8” (2.9 cm)
"
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.
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Condition
Very good.
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An Egyptian Glass Penannular Earring
Estimate $400 - $1,200
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