A one of a kind handforged 22k gold and blue glass bead necklace with an ancient Egyptian lapis lazuli glass paste seal with the pharao throne name of Ramses III.
Wolfgang Skoluda
· Köln
5,400 EUR in original currency · Hammer price — the house doesn't publish bid history.
Description & details
A one of a kind handforged 22k gold and blue glass bead necklace with an ancient Egyptian lapis lazuli glass paste seal with the pharao throne name of Ramses III. One-off piece. Forged chain interspersed with four polygonal and rondelle shaped blue glass beads with a hook-and-eye closure. Pendant set with an ancient Egyptian stele intaglio made of antique lapis paste, carved with the throne name of Ramses III in hieroglyphs. Signed and dated "Skoluda '80" on the back of the base of the stele. Intaglio 3.2 x 1.5 cm. Chain length 40.5 cm. Total weight 54.50 g (of which 48.5 g gold with fineness 917). Wolfgang Skoluda, Hamburg, 1980. Intaglio: 19th Dynasty, ca. 1200 BC.
- Category
- Jewellery
- Location
- Köln
- Dimensions
- L 40.5 cm · weight 54.5 g