Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH AMETHYST

EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH AMETHYST HEART SCARAB - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BCA gold sheet pendant with an oval backplate with a narrow upstanding rim and a simple tubular suspension loop formed from an extension of the plate at the top. The mount holds a translucent amethyst heart scarab carved with a rounded thorax and elytra with incised longitudinal grooves.Size: 19.5mm x 12.7mm; Weight: 3.33g.Provenance: Private London collection; previously with F.A., Brussels; Belgian collection formed between the early 1970s to the early 1990s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.For similar see: The Louvre Museum, E 25729.