Egyptian Revival Mummy Pendant carnelian 17ct calculated weight)

17ct calculated weight)

with an ankh floating alongside

At first glance the different colour hues aren't so obvious

How visitors were deceived into thinking that the smoothly polished cameos carved as finely as any in hardstone or shell were lava defies explanation

Egyptian Revival Mummy Pendant carnelian 17ct calculated weight)Cool Egyptian Revival mummy pendant dating from the 1920s. The sarcophagus is decorated in enamel in the classic Egyptian colours green and white, lapis blue and carnelian red with a pale gold wash. It's hinged at the head, opening to reveal a mummy inside that's also beautifully detailed and enamelled with strips of cloth tied in bows at the back. The sarcophagus itself is, quite unusually, lined with red velvet on the inside and decorated with Horus