An Egyptian Faience Lotus Terminal, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE

This pale green faience necklace terminal is molded in the shape of a lotus flower. At the rounded end, three holes provide attachment for three rows of beads that feed to a large hole at the other end. Condition:  Intact and in excellent condition overallDimensions: Height: 3/4 inch (2 cm)Provenance: Norma Goldman (1922-2011), classics professor at Wayne State University, Detroit who made many trips to Europe and the Middle East and assembled her collection during the 1960s.