Lot 0257

A Rare Ancient Amber Bead

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Item Details

Description

Egypt; Late Kingdom, 716- 30 BC
Unusual carved amber bead with flashes of what appear to be gilding. The form appears to be that of a papyrus column capital. Very rare.

Dimensions

1/2" (1.3 cm)

Provenance:
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.