A turquoise, yellow, green and red glazed composition necklace
DYNASTY XVIII (1550-1307 B.C.)
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A turquoise, yellow, green and red glazed composition necklace
Dynasty XVIII (1550-1307 B.C.)
Comprising pendants in the form of deities, yellow mandrake fruit, flower heads and two greyish-blue 'feather' pendants; and a jasper, cornelian and turquoise glazed compositon floral necklace comprising jasper and cornelian 'poppy'-heads and turquoise glazed composition lily pendants interspersed with turquoise glazed composition disc beads, Dynasty XVIII-XIX (1550-1196 B.C.), both restrung (2)
Lot Essay
Item one: cf. C. Andrews, op. cit., p. 159, pl. 140 for similar 'feather' inlays on the sphinx armlet of Queen Aahotep.