An Exceptional Egyptian lapis scarboid pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Medium - Gold This diminutive glass vessel exemplifies

This diminutive glass vessel exemplifies the widespread use of blown glass throughout the Roman world during the Imperial period

The stone is cut as a high dome and polished to a smooth finish

Mosaic glass objects were manufactured using a laborious and time-consuming technique

lot 72 (October 1986)

An Exceptional Egyptian lapis scarboid pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11- 12, ca. 2040 - 1786 BCE Medium - Gold This diminutive glass vessel exemplifiesFew surviving pieces of Egyptian jewelry combine rarity, beauty, and provenance as compellingly as this exceptional lapis lazuli scaraboid. Carved from a rare, richly colored stone of deep cobalt blue, the scaraboid would originally have served as the centerpiece of an elegant Middle Kingdom swivel ring, one of the most sophisticated forms of personal adornment produced by Egyptian goldsmiths. The cowrie shaped lapis is preserved within its original