Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace with Winged Scarab Motif
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace with Winged Scarab Motif
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Composed of annular beads in several colours, restrung and with a modern catch. 12.4 grams, 50 cm long (19 5/8 in.).
Property of a late lady collector, acquired 1940-1990s.
Winged scarabs were often used as funerary amulets and were believed to symbolise the rebirth and regeneration of the deceased.
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace with Winged Scarab Motif
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Composed of annular beads in several colours, restrung and with a modern catch. 12.4 grams, 50 cm long (19 5/8 in.).
Property of a late lady collector, acquired 1940-1990s.
Winged scarabs were often used as funerary amulets and were believed to symbolise the rebirth and regeneration of the deceased.
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