An Egyptian Amethyst Bead Pendant, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 - 1783 BCE
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A translucent purple amethyst bead with spots of lighter opaque white. It has been mounted on a modern 14K white gold and diamond bail and strung on an 18K white gold chain.
During the Middle Kingdom, amethyst reached its peak popularity and was primarily used as a gemstone in jewelry. As remarked by Petrie, amethyst beads are one of the characteristics of the XIIth Dynasty. “A few are known in Predynastic times, and occasionally an amulet, a scarab, or a bead may be of the Old Kingdom, or the XVIIIth Dynasty, but no string of amethyst beads is known outside of the XIIth Dynasty until the very different style of the Roman times”.
Medium: Amethyst, white gold, diamond
Dimensions: Bead length: 1/2 inch (1.27 cm). Strung on an adjustable 18-inch chain of 18K white gold
Condition: The bead has several chips but is overall intact. It has been mounted on a modern white gold and diamond bail and strung as a pendant on an adjustable 18-inch chain of 18K white gold.
Provenance: Private collection of Geoffrey Metz, Egyptologist, Sweden, acquired from the English trade in the early 1990s.
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