AN EGYPTIAN BEAD NECKLACE WITH LATER TABLET PENDANT

the multi-strand necklace composed of lapis lazuli, stone, and composition seed beads with later gold beads, the central feature comprising two large discoid lapis lazuli beads, flanked by tubular carnelian and lapis lazuli beads threaded in Afghan style, to a modern glazed composition plaque pendant, depicting a standing figure addressing a figure squatting on a column capital, the reverse with eight lines of hieroglyphic text, the necklace terminating onto a modern screw clasp