ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN NECKLACE

Ptolemaic to Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - AD 100 .
A Roman period Egyptian carnelian necklace crafted from dozens of red seeds beads alternating with discoid, turquoise-green faience beads. This exquisite necklace exudes beauty and elegance. The beads become larger as they approach the centre, which is punctuated by an elongated white quartz bead.
Size: 290mm x 13mm; Weight: 27g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.