Seal-box Pendant
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Description
Seal-box Pendant. From Fayoum, Egypt, The bronze and enamel original formed a seal-box in the form af a lotus flower. Seal-boxes were used to protect the seal of packages in transit.Collected by General Pitt-Rivers and formerly in his museum at Farnham. Now in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Length 33mm. The pendant is made from Lead-free English Pewter which is plated in 18 carat gold and enamelled by hand. It is supplied on a gold plated 18" chain.
UNIQUE HISTORIC JEWELLERY REPRODUCTIONS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Historic Jewellery Reproduction was the first company in the world granted permission to mould original artefacts from the British Museum collection. Established in 1969 by my father Peter Shorer FIIC, an acclaimed archaeologist and conservator at the British Museum for over 40 years, the company continues his legacy of exacting historical accuracy and craftsmanship.