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Egyptian Carnelian Purse Bead Amulet
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Description
18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 BC. A carved red carnelian bifacial bead from a girdle or bracelet, representing a folded leather disc or purse with two rows of stitching around the outer edge, three piercing for suspension. Cf. Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt II. A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, pp.134-135, fig.73 for a girdle worn by a wife of Tuthmosis III, and p.179-182, fig.101 for a bracelet and girdle; Xia, Nai, Ancient Egyptian Beads, Berlin, 2014, pl.XII, pn78f and pl.XIV, pd76. 0.79 grams, 12.61mm (1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired from the collection of a West London businessman, from a collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; formerly in a 1970s private collection.
Condition
Extremely fine condition.
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Egyptian Carnelian Purse Bead Amulet
Estimate £120 - £170
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