A pair of Egyptian Carnelian Poppy Beads set as Earrings, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca. 1364 - 1347 BCE Medium - Iron reflecting the Tairona belief in

reflecting the Tairona belief in cyclical renewal within nature

The Egyptians believed carnelian was endowed with magical powers

Such ornaments

so amulets in their shape

for one plague was on you all

A pair of Egyptian Carnelian Poppy Beads set as Earrings, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca. 1364 - 1347 BCE Medium - Iron reflecting the Tairona belief inA graceful and evocative pair of ancient Egyptian poppy bud beads, each meticulously hand carved from warm orange red carnelian and later mounted as earrings in modern 14K gold. These charming floral forms belong to a class of New Kingdom ornaments inspired by the blossoms and buds found in Egypts temple and palace gardens, particularly poppies and cornflowers, both sacred to renewal and rebirth. During the reigns of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten,