Ancient Egyptian Faience New Kingdom Lotus Flowers amulets (5), 3500 years old
Five magical Lotus Flower pendants restrung together with small spherical beads. The five lotus flowers 1,3 x 1,5 x 1,5 are molded from turquoise glazed faience. There are 3 amulets with 4 leaves, 1 with 5 leaves and 1 with 6 leaves. The lotus flower amulets were extremely popular during the time of Amenhotep IIIl, also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent, who was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Such beads were threaded as drop pendants, usually in lots of five, on a necklace. The lotus flowers are from the 18th Dynasty. LITERATURE: Boston MFA "Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom" (1982) . PROVENANCE: Woolley & Wallis, Tribal Art & Antiquities 2018/09/19, Lot 23, ex-House clearance UK SIZE: necklace (90 cm long) with 5 pendants of 5 cm. De verkoper kan aantonen dat het lot legaal is verkregen, provenance-verklaring gezien door Catawiki. Belangrijke informatie. De verkoper garandeert dat hij het recht heeft om dit lot te verkopen / exporteren. De verkoper zorgt ervoor dat eventuele benodigde vergunningen, zoals een exportvergunning, geregeld worden. De verkoper zal de koper informeren indien dit langer dan een paar dagen duurt.
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Five magical Lotus Flower pendants restrung together with small spherical beads. The five lotus flowers 1,3 x 1,5 x 1,5 are molded from turquoise glazed faience. There are 3 amulets with 4 leaves, 1 with 5 leaves and 1 with 6 leaves. The lotus flower amulets were extremely popular during the time of Amenhotep IIIl, also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent, who was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Such beads were threaded as drop pendants, usually in lots of five, on a necklace. The lotus flowers are from the 18th Dynasty. LITERATURE: Boston MFA "Egypt's Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom" (1982) . PROVENANCE: Woolley & Wallis, Tribal Art & Antiquities 2018/09/19, Lot 23, ex-House clearance UK SIZE: necklace (90 cm long) with 5 pendants of 5 cm. De verkoper kan aantonen dat het lot legaal is verkregen, provenance-verklaring gezien door Catawiki. Belangrijke informatie. De verkoper garandeert dat hij het recht heeft om dit lot te verkopen / exporteren. De verkoper zorgt ervoor dat eventuele benodigde vergunningen, zoals een exportvergunning, geregeld worden. De verkoper zal de koper informeren indien dit langer dan een paar dagen duurt.
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