{"product_id":"ej1812","title":"An Egyptian Faience Bead and Amulet Necklace, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis glazed composition necklace is strung with baboon amulets interspersed with representations of fruit, and parts of plants that might also have amuletic significance. Characteristic of the Eighteenth Dynasty, they are made of flat-backed\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eglazed composition with a suspension loop at the top.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAll growing plants were inherently symbolic of new life, but some flowers also open each morning, reconfirming the idea of resurrection.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBaboons were closely connected with the rising sun, whose approach they were believed to anticipate by their cries and upright posture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Reconstructed as a necklace, all components are intact and in excellent condition overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e  Length: 18 inches (45.7 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e   Ex. Harmakhis Gallery, Brussels from an old Belgium collection (part) and private collection of Egyptologist Geoffrey Metz, Sweden, acquired in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Goodstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40552140865580,"sku":"EJ1812","price":7149.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/3933\/4188\/products\/EJ1812.jpg?v=1659508845","url":"https:\/\/qrack-shop.myshopify.com\/en-ca\/products\/ej1812","provider":"qrack shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}