Necklace of Egyptian mummy beads
€440
available
Object number
AR3545-D
| Object: |
Necklace of Egyptian mummy beads
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| Material: |
Faience and steatite.
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| Period: |
Ancient Egypt. The beads can potentially come from a wide time span but are probably from around the Late Period. Approx. 664 BC to 332 BC. Thread, clasp and rings modern. |
| Description: |
Ancient Egyptian beads, torus-shaped and tubular, in various colors. Modernly arranged into a necklace, based on ancient examples, so that the beads can once again be worn today as exquisite jewellery.
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| Dimensions: |
45cm long. The individual beads are up to 2cm long.
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| Condition: |
The ancient beads are intact. Minor chips may occur. Modernly strung on a green thread with a brass-colored hook and eye at the end. There are also brass-colored eyelets for each final bead on the cross rows.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2024 from the Kaufmann family collection, Germany. Acquired by the founder of the collection, E. Kaufmann, between 1975 and 1989. A collector's note for the piece is available in copy. It was sold by the German art dealer couple Anne and Dr. J. Christof Roselt. Dr. Roselt is better known for his tenure as director of the Bergisch Museum of Burg Castle, Germany, during which he played a pivotal role in developing and curating its cultural-historical collection.
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| References: |
Cf. Whangarei Museum, Kiwi North, object T375. Cf. Virtual Egyptian Museum, catalog FAI.VL.00344. Cf. Worcester Art Museum, object 1925.534. |
| Literature: |
Lois Sherr Dubin, The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present. Florence Dunn Friedman, Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience (1998). |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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