{"product_id":"be128","title":"An Egyptian Carnelian Bead, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn ancient Egypt, ornaments for the neck are a direct development of charms strung upon a cord. At one extreme they become pectorals: at the other, collars. The pebble, polished, perforated and threaded on a string of leather or linen is one of the more common amulets found beginning in predynastic times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis primitive jewel survived in the barrel-shaped bead, becoming part of the essential personal adornments for funerary rituals during the Middle Kingdom.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHung around the neck or on the breast of the deceased, such beads were initially worn singularly on a cord tied closely to the throat or flanked either end by a round or cylindrical bead of green faience or feldspar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis carnelian example has been strung on a modern 20\" silver loop chain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003eLength: 7\/8 inch (2.2 cm), set as a pendant on a 20-inch silver chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e expected minor signs of wear, intact and in very good condition overall.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eMiss Isobel H. Lenman private collection, certified by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. and loaned to the museum by Joseph M. Hausler, Washington, D.C., acquired by Dr. and Mrs Stohlman in 1965 and thereafter by descent.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joyce Stohlman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40552126185516,"sku":"BE128","price":1156.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/3933\/4188\/products\/BE128_3.jpg?v=1659507666","url":"https:\/\/qrack-shop.myshopify.com\/fr-ca\/products\/be128","provider":"qrack shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}