Group of five Egyptian Red Glass Penannular Earrings and Hair Rings, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1295 BCE Amulets Seals Scarabs a common African variety whose

a common African variety whose name means "pointed nose

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Group of five Egyptian Red Glass Penannular Earrings and Hair Rings, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1295 BCE Amulets Seals Scarabs a common African variety whoseA rare and cohesive assemblage of five penannular ornaments, each formed from thick red glass canes that have been carefully bent into a distinctive C shape. The group is graduated in size, ranging from 3 8 to 3 4 inches in diameter, with three smaller examples and two larger. The glass is of a deep, saturated red hue, deliberately chosen to imitate red jasper, a material highly prized in the New Kingdom for both its aesthetic appeal and symbolic