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flowers and other stylized decorations

while the other displays a thick decahedral head—both with elegantly tapering shafts ending in fine points

Accession Number: 1979

Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace fertilityfigure org/collection/object/E_Am1909-1218-174)New Kingdom Period to Late Period, c. 1070 BC 600 BC, Egypt A magnificent ancient Egyptian necklace, restrung for preservation, composed of faience beads in a striking arrangement of shapes and colors. The main body consists of long turquoise tubular beads, interspaced with smaller disc shaped spacers in red, black, blue, brown, and white. Together, these create a rhythm of color and form that reflects the refined artistry of Egyptian jewelry making.