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| Item Number: |
9M07V |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
Late-Ptolemaic |
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| Date: |
c. 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-30 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Faience |
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| Length: |
30 1/2" (77.5cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Applicable |
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| Price: |
$ 4500 (USD) |
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| Status: |
Available |
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| Description: |
An attractive and wearable re-strung necklace, composed of large tubular faience green-blue, tan and black mummy beads, mounted with a turquoise pyramid-shaped pendant, decorated with a pattern of tubular blue and black beads and eight teardrop-shaped amulets, four of the eight amulets are decorated with a added black.
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| Condition: |
Intact. A beautiful and wearable necklace.
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| References: |
30 1/2" (77.5cm) when extended.
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| Keywords: |
Faience: Material used by the ancient Egyptians, composed of a quartz or crystal base, covered with a vitreous, alkaline compound with calcium silicates to provide the diversity of colors and the glassy finish.
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