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Description : Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A really unique, attractive necklace and matched pair of earrings. The necklace has hundreds of rainbow-colored faience seed beads that meet in a rectangular, three-barred form. On one side of the middle bar is a pale blue faience amulet of the Eye of Horus (also Wadjet Eye or Eye of Ra) with black details. The earrings continue the rainbow theme, each with roughly sixty faience seed beads and three strands that hang down from a faience-beaded bar. Modern gold plated sterling silver findings. Length of strand of necklace: 23 L (58.4 cm), each bead strand on the earrings is 1.45 (3.7 cm) Egyptian faience was known as tjehnet to the ancient Egyptians, meaning brilliant or dazzling. It was made by grinding quartz or sand crystals together with various elements, including copper oxide and iron, which gave it its distinct coloration. Faience beads were used in everyday jewelry and also used to make burial nets to be placed over mummies. Provenance: private Simonian collection, Switzerland, acquired before 1970 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #127058
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