NEW KINGDOM, LATE 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1390-1295 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANT NECKLACE
NEW KINGDOM, LATE 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1390-1295 B.C.
15 ¼ in. (38.7 cm.) long

Provenance

with Noele and Ronald Mele Ancient Works of Art, New York.
Private Collection, Houston, acquired from the above, 1980.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2008.

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Lot Essay

The necklace is composed of 24 pendants depicting Bes playing the tambourine. For a similar example, see the single pendant in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dated to the reign of Amenhotep III (1390-1352 B.C.; Inv. no. 11.215.194).

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