Lot Essay
Item one: Necklets and pendants of this type are typical of Middle Kingdom jewellery. Cf. W. M. Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, London, 1927, reprint 1974
Details
An Egyptian gold wire necklet with pendant
the gold pendant in the form of an oyster shell punched with a phallic motif, the wire terminals forming hook and eye clasp, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 B.C.); and a silver alloy penannular bracelet, the wire broadening to thick broad terminals -- 2½in. (7cm.) across, late Roman, circa 6th Century A.D.
See Colour Plate 2 for item one (2)
the gold pendant in the form of an oyster shell punched with a phallic motif, the wire terminals forming hook and eye clasp, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 B.C.); and a silver alloy penannular bracelet, the wire broadening to thick broad terminals -- 2½in. (7cm.) across, late Roman, circa 6th Century A.D.
See Colour Plate 2 for item one (2)