Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 300 - 30 BC.
A Ptolemaic period necklace composed of carnelian beads and a 23.5 ct gold pendant, with hammered designs showing a central figure, connected to the necklace with an elongated banded agate bead. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 320mm x 15mm; Weight: 14g
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. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.