

A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE COLLAR CLASPS.
Middle-Kingdom, ca. 1795 BCE
Min dim. 25 x 60 mm / Max. dim. 65 x 35 mm
Provenance
Formerly with, Saskia Wessel 29.6.1982
This clasp where used as final for ousekh necklace. Of semi-circular shape, with one hole at the arch, and multiples holes at the base to attach the multiple rows of the necklace.
For a similar typology see Louvre Museum, Paris, inv. E 17285