Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Horus Amulet

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

10 1/4 in. (14.6 grams, 26 cm).

Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads; central feature a large pendant depicting the god Horus in falcon form, intricate feather detailing to the wings and back, long talons gripping the rectangular platform.

Provenance

From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.28, fig.25a, for similar Horus amulet.

CONDITION

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LOT 0454