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.
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n° 737 Titre : Carnelian Purse Bead Amulet, PÉRIODE : 1550 Condition report : Extremely fine condition. TimeLine Auctions, Salle de vente
, Harwich, UK🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 2 Date de la vente : 27/11/2019🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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