Two Egyptian glass heart beads and two Egyptian glass papyrus column ear plugs

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Two Egyptian glass heart beads and two Egyptian glass papyrus column ear plugs
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XIX, circa 1350-1250 B.C.
The larger heart bead of blue body with white and yellow marvered trails; the smaller of blue body with a turquoise marvered feathered trail; both papyrus columns of blue glass, one with a yellow trailed terminal and opaque white rim; the other with a yellow trailed terminal and rim with a white marvered spiral trail, all pierced longitudinally, 9mm - 2.3cm high (1/2 - 7/8in high) (4)

Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland, acquired between the 1920s to early 1940s.
Christie's, London, Ancient Egyptian Glass and Faience from the 'Per-neb' Collection, Part III, 8 December 1993, lot 237.