NEAR EASTERN CARNELIAN BIRD SHAPED BEAD
Late Period, Ca. 600 - 400 BC.
A Late period Egyptian carnelian bead in the shape of a bird with red and yellow highlights. The bird is shaped with an elongated body connected to a proportionate head. It's eyes are carved with a dot and the bird has a pronounced beak. The bead has a horizontally drilled hole in the wings.
Size: 40mm x 15mm; Weight: 10g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired in 2007 from a UK private collection formed 1970s to 1990s.
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Late Period, Ca. 600 - 400 BC.
A Late period Egyptian carnelian bead in the shape of a bird with red and yellow highlights. The bird is shaped with an elongated body connected to a proportionate head. It's eyes are carved with a dot and the bird has a pronounced beak. The bead has a horizontally drilled hole in the wings.
Size: 40mm x 15mm; Weight: 10g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired in 2007 from a UK private collection formed 1970s to 1990s.
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