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LOT 0543
Egyptian Gold Vase-Shaped Bead
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1279-1070 B.C.
2 in. (4.80 grams, 50 mm).
With median baluster and flange to each end.
ProvenanceEx French collection, early 20th century.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, p. 172, fig. 158c, for a necklace featuring gold hes-vase-shaped beads.
FootnotesThis bead likely represents a hes vase, an important ritual vessel used for libations to both the living and the dead.
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