Necklace of Faience Beads with an Amulet of Thoth

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late period, 664-332 B.C.

Material: Faience

Dimensions: 74 cm long

Price: 800 Euro

Ref: 1541

Provenance: Rhenish private collection prior to 2002. Thence in the collection Erika Krautkrämer (1932-2022).

Condition: Intact and ready to wear.

Description: Modern threaded necklace of greenish-white faience tubes, arranged in pairs and separated by two small faience beads. In the centre an interesting faience amulet in form of a scarab, perforated lengthwise. The upper side with a motive of deep grooves, where a face could possibly be seen. A standing baboon with a Shen ring above the head is engraved at the bottom. He is flanked right and left by two large Maat feathers. The baboon is to be associated with Thoth, husband of Maat. The Shen ring stands for eternity, the eternal divine alliance. See for the depiction of the baboon with Shen ring the limestone relief in the Metropolitan Museum with the Accession Number 66.99.73. Ready to wear.