An Egyptian glass twin bird amulet and an Egyptian glass papyrus column ear plug

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An Egyptian glass twin bird amulet and an Egyptian glass papyrus column ear plug
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XIX, circa 1350-1250 B.C.
The twin bird amulet pierced horizontally, with dark blue, yellow and white striped bodies; the ear plug pierced longitudinally, the dark blue body with a yellow marvered spiral thread, 2.4 - 2.9cm high (7/8 - 1 1/4in high) (2)

Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland, acquired between the 1920s to early 1940s.
Christie's, London, Ancient Egyptian Glass and Faience from the 'Per-neb' Collection, Part III, 8 December 1993, lot 229.

For a similar twin bird amulet, see Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom 1558-1085 B.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1982, no. 195.