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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, AMARNA PERIOD, REIGN OF AKHENATEN, CIRCA 1351-1334 B.C.
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SEVEN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS AND AMULETS
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, AMARNA PERIOD, REIGN OF AKHENATEN, CIRCA 1351-1334 B.C.
Comprising a white, blue and red faience marguerite disc ornament from an ear stud; a blue faience frog amulet; a green faience frog amulet, the reverse incised with two protective uraei and neb-basket at each end; a green faience grasshopper amulet, rev. 'Amen (re), Lord of the Two Lands'; a blue faience scarab, rev. Neb-maat-re (Amenhotep III); a turquoise faience scarab, rev. Neb-maat-re; and a blue faience openwork wedjat-eye bead
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long max. (7)
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, AMARNA PERIOD, REIGN OF AKHENATEN, CIRCA 1351-1334 B.C.
Comprising a white, blue and red faience marguerite disc ornament from an ear stud; a blue faience frog amulet; a green faience frog amulet, the reverse incised with two protective uraei and neb-basket at each end; a green faience grasshopper amulet, rev. 'Amen (re), Lord of the Two Lands'; a blue faience scarab, rev. Neb-maat-re (Amenhotep III); a turquoise faience scarab, rev. Neb-maat-re; and a blue faience openwork wedjat-eye bead
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) long max. (7)
Provenance
Baron Empain (1852-1929) collection, Belgium.
Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 53.
Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 53.
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