Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace w/ Eye of Horus

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A lovely and wearable necklace strung with dozens of tan-beige, black, and blue faience seed beads coalescing with a central wadjet pendant. The necklace length features a single strand at the terminal tips that branches into double or triple strands at intervals along the length. At the center is a mold-formed faience wadjet pendant, the "Eye of Horus," an ancient ocular symbol of protection. The eye is white and unglazed with incised lines outlining the interior pupil. The necklace is strung with a modern brass hook clasp and is wearable. Size of strand: 17.75" L (45.1 cm); eye pendant: 0.75" L x 0.5" W (1.9 cm x 1.3 cm)

Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s

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Condition Report: Nicks and chips to beads commensurate with age. The wadjet has a loss around the piercing hole and losses to surface details. Strung in modern times with a modern thread and brass clasp and is wearable.