Egyptian Faience Necklace & Bracelet w/ Eyes of Horus
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fine necklace and bracelet of wearable form, each constructed using dozens of petite faience beads glazed in polychrome hues. The necklace presents with tubular and seed beads alternating along each side until branching into 2 strands on either side of the petite glazed faience wadjet (also wedjat or Eye of Horus) pendant. Alternatively, the bracelet features far more seed beads with fewer tubular beads though all with more vivid glaze coloration, and a fragmentary wadjet pendant is situated in the center. Both the necklace and bracelet are capped with modern silver loops and clasps to enable their wearability. Size (necklace): 19.375" L (49.2 cm); (wadjet pendant): 0.49" W x 0.37" H (1.2 cm x 0.9 cm); silver quality: 90.8%; (bracelet): 8.5" L (21.6 cm); (wadjet pendant): 0.58" W x 0.71" H (1.5 cm x 1.8 cm); silver quality: 90.8%
Provenance: private Middletown, New York, USA collection, before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169648
Condition Report: Necklace and bracelet are wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Faience beads and wadjet pendants are ancient; stringing and silver components are modern. Wadjet pendant on bracelet is a fragment of a larger piece as shown. Minor abrasions, nicks, and fading to glaze pigment on some beads, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to glaze pigment on most beads.
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Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fine necklace and bracelet of wearable form, each constructed using dozens of petite faience beads glazed in polychrome hues. The necklace presents with tubular and seed beads alternating along each side until branching into 2 strands on either side of the petite glazed faience wadjet (also wedjat or Eye of Horus) pendant. Alternatively, the bracelet features far more seed beads with fewer tubular beads though all with more vivid glaze coloration, and a fragmentary wadjet pendant is situated in the center. Both the necklace and bracelet are capped with modern silver loops and clasps to enable their wearability. Size (necklace): 19.375" L (49.2 cm); (wadjet pendant): 0.49" W x 0.37" H (1.2 cm x 0.9 cm); silver quality: 90.8%; (bracelet): 8.5" L (21.6 cm); (wadjet pendant): 0.58" W x 0.71" H (1.5 cm x 1.8 cm); silver quality: 90.8%
Provenance: private Middletown, New York, USA collection, before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169648
Condition Report: Necklace and bracelet are wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Faience beads and wadjet pendants are ancient; stringing and silver components are modern. Wadjet pendant on bracelet is a fragment of a larger piece as shown. Minor abrasions, nicks, and fading to glaze pigment on some beads, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to glaze pigment on most beads.
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