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Provenance: Private Maryland Collection
with crisp filigree
The textile is executed in a plain weave typical of New Kingdom funerary linens
Such beads adorned elaborate broad collars and garlands placed upon the living and the dead
22 inches)
A Neo-Assyrian Brecciated Jasper Bead Pendant, 1st millennium BCE Shabtis Provenance: Private Maryland CollectionA finely polished cylindrical bead pendant carved from brecciated jasper, displaying rich reddish brown inclusions within a pale cream colored matrix. The bead is drilled longitudinally for suspension and carefully polished to emphasize the natural beauty of the stone. Hardstone beads of this type were highly prized in the ancient Near East, particularly during the Neo Assyrian period, when vividly patterned stones were used in jewelry, amulets, and
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