A TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION HEAD OF HATHOR, with shrine headdress; two turquoise and dark purple rosette beads; a scarab plaque; a ring with small animal bead; a lotus bead; a baboon bead; a purple glazed composition wedjat-eye; three red jasper bead amulets in the form of a poppy head, a wedjat-eye and a duck with head turned back; a bead amulet of Bes, Dynasty XVIII, circa 15th-14th Century B.C., ¾in. (2cm.) high max.; and a fragmentary Ramesside turquoise glazed composition ring, with the name of Amen-re', circa 1307-1070 B.C.), 2.5cm. long (13)

Details

A TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION HEAD OF HATHOR, with shrine headdress; two turquoise and dark purple rosette beads; a scarab plaque; a ring with small animal bead; a lotus bead; a baboon bead; a purple glazed composition wedjat-eye; three red jasper bead amulets in the form of a poppy head, a wedjat-eye and a duck with head turned back; a bead amulet of Bes, Dynasty XVIII, circa 15th-14th Century B.C., ¾in. (2cm.) high max.; and a fragmentary Ramesside turquoise glazed composition ring, with the name of Amen-re', circa 1307-1070 B.C.), 2.5cm. long (13)

Lot Essay

For the last item, cf. C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, British Museum, London, p. 60, pl. 45g

More from Antiquities

View All