A rare Egyptian White Faience Vessel, Hyksos Period, ca. 1600 BCE Jewelry - Rings The bezel is accentuated by

The bezel is accentuated by a rope-pattern border and enhanced with gold granulation at the six hexagonal points

Condition: The pendant is intact and in excellent condition overall

These elaborate details were the central focus

Chronology

A rare Egyptian White Faience Vessel, Hyksos Period, ca. 1600 BCE Jewelry - Rings The bezel is accentuated byThis rare thistleshaped vessel is executed in white faience and decorated in an umber pigment applied in vertical panels of zigzag motif. Directly beneath the lip is a narrow register of closely spaced vertical strokes, followed by a second band composed of zigzag ornament, a decorative schema seen in small faience wares of the Second Intermediate Period. The vessels refined form and pared ornament suggest it was intended as a votive or personal