Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE WITH PENDANTS - New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1550 - 664 BC. A restrung necklace of cylindrical and disc faience beads in alternating sequences. Suspended from the lower section are eight small faience pendants, including four cornflowers, a figure of the goddess Taweret, two wedjat eyes and a nefer sign, interspersed with three large spherical carnelian beads.Size: 200/400mm x 12mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.