An Amethyst and Gold Coloured Metal Necklace by Liberty

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comprising a double row of amethyst beads strung between large double and small quadruple leopards' heads, the backs of the leopards have been inscribed with Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic signs including two feline heads, thus writing the Egyptian word 'pehty' which means strength and potency, 45cm long., 124.8 grams, with a black velvet pouch by Liberty Inspiration for this jewellery comes from a girdle buried in the tomb of Princess Sithathoryunet, daughter of he Egyptian Pharaoh Senwosret II. The Princess was buried at Lahun, in the 12th Dynasty, during the reign of Ammenemes III (c. 1830 BC). The original girdle, which was made of amethyst, is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Condition: No obvious damage.