Egyptian
Necklaces were perhaps the most popular form of jewelry worn by both men and women in ancient Egypt. New kingdom pendants were frequently based on motifs from the natural world. Depictions of flowers, in particular the buds of poppies became popular in designs. This meant that the owner could appreciate both their aesthetic quality and amuletic significance.
Provenance
Maurice Nahman Collection, Egypt
With Jean Charpentier (1891–1976), Galerie Charpentier, Paris, circa 1956,
Stafford Collection, prior to 1992
Christie's, New York, 15 December 1992, lot 34A
Jackie Fay Collection, 1992
Exhibitions
Odyssey of an Art Collector, at Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, 1966
Literature
Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, pp. 123-127.
Hodjash, S., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery: catalogue of beads, pectorals, aegises, nets for mummies, finger rings, earrings, bracelets from Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 2001, p. 19, no. 15.
Odyssey of an Art Collector, the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, 1966, no. 67, p. 50.
Tresors d'or, Collection de Bijoux et de Monnaies, Galerie Charpentier, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1956, no. 49.
Publications
Tresors d'or, Collectin de Bijoux et de Monnaies, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 1956, no. 49
Odyssey of an Art Collector, at Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, 1966, no. 67, p.50