A TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION TRIAD AMULETIC PLAQUE

LATE PERIOD (712-332 B.C.)

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A TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION TRIAD AMULETIC PLAQUE
LATE PERIOD (712-332 B.C.)
With striding figures of Isis, Horus and Nephthys, suspension loop at back, in later pendant mount, 1 in. (2.6 cm.) high; a gypsum 'mummy' case steatite eye inlay with black glass(?) pupil and outer casing, 2.1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) long; a turquoise glazed composition triple strand 'mummy' bead necklace; a quartzite and cornelian disc bead necklace, both restrung with modern clasps; and another necklace of blue glazed composition, cornelian and gold 'sandwich' glass beads, restrung, all 1st millennium B.C. (5)

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