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An Egyptian Carnelian Bead and Pendant Necklace, 18th Dynasty, 1540-1292 B.C.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- An Egyptian Carnelian Bead and Pendant Necklace
- Carnelian
- Length 47.1 cm. central pendant 1.6 cm.
composed of 29 poppy- or cornflower-seed pendants interspersed with diminutive globular beads, the central pendant probably dating to the 6th Dynasty or earlier.
Provenance
Spink & Sons, 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. Jame’s, London
Marcel Denis Arrouet (1900-1983), prior to 1962 (a direct descendant of the family of Voltaire)
by descent to the present owner
Marcel Denis Arrouet (1900-1983), prior to 1962 (a direct descendant of the family of Voltaire)
by descent to the present owner
Catalogue Note
For the poppy or cornflower-seed pendants, compare Catharine H. Roehrig, Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2005, no 125.
The necklace is still associated with its Spink & Sons embossed leather and velvet and silk-lined case, as well as a note from Spink & Sons suggesting that the central pendant dates to the 6th Dynasty.
The necklace is still associated with its Spink & Sons embossed leather and velvet and silk-lined case, as well as a note from Spink & Sons suggesting that the central pendant dates to the 6th Dynasty.