Egyptian Faience Bead and Petal Amulet Necklace lukwakongo rendered with striped bodies

rendered with striped bodies

skilled seafarers of the ancient Mediterranean

Broken and repaired

characterized by matte surfaces

Both terminal silver mounts are richly decorated with intricate repoussé motifs and inlaid with turquoise and red coral

Egyptian Faience Bead and Petal Amulet Necklace lukwakongo rendered with striped bodiesNew Kingdom Period to Late Period, c. 1070 BC 600 BC, Naukratis, Egypt An exceptional ancient Egyptian necklace, restrung for preservation, composed of luminous faience beads in a refined arrangement of long turquoise tubular beads interspaced with smaller spherical beads. The design is further enriched with blue petal amulets, now fragmented, which once heightened the pieces symbolic and decorative impact. Faiencecrafted from crushed quartz coated