Egyptian Gold Jewelled Lotus Flower Pendant

NEW KINGDOM, 18TH-19TH DYNASTY, 1550-1292 BC

2 1/2" (16 grams, 64mm).

A gold and silver pendant plaque of lotus-flower form with bell-shaped body, openwork stem with suspension loops; the body with cells to accept cloison inlay of glazed composition and carnelian, the stem with glazed composition fill; two small loops to the lower edge.

Provenance

Property of a London gentleman; part of a Mayfair collection formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Accompanied by X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate number 00961-2018EJ.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 65(b) for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0027

Egyptian Gold Jewelled Lotus Flower Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,500

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