String of beads, 6 wedjat amulets (1 just a fragment) and a papyrus column amulet (31 x 7 mm). Materials include faience, carnelian and steatite. Restrung in modern times to form a necklace. 


Ex Cheltenham College collection;  donated by the Cheltenham Philosophical Institution. Cheltenham College label reads "EGYPTIAN NECKLACE. Made from lapis lazuli, carnelian and steatite. XVII Dynasty. Presented by D. Gore Booth Esq.O.C.".

CONDITION NOTE 1998: Worn, pitted, surface dirt.

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String of beads, 6 wedjat amulets (1 just a fragment) and a papyrus column amulet (31 x 7 mm). Materials include faience, carnelian and steatite. Restrung in modern times to form a necklace. Ex Cheltenham College collection; donated by the Cheltenham Philosophical Institution. Cheltenham College label reads "EGYPTIAN NECKLACE. Made from lapis lazuli, carnelian and steatite. XVII Dynasty. Presented by D. Gore Booth Esq.O.C.". CONDITION NOTE 1998: Worn, pitted, surface dirt.

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