Ancient Egyptian Gold-plated Bead bracelet - Key to life/Faenza
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 450 - € 550
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Ancient Egyptian faience amulet titled 'Llave de la vida/fayenza', featuring 18K gold‑plated beads, with coral and glass beads and a central Ankh cross, weighing 8.39 g in good used condition.
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Protective amulet symbol of life in faience combined with beads of white coral, glass, and Ancient Egyptian faience. They are combined with modern beads with 18K gold plating and set on thread with a magnetic clasp, all plated in 18K gold.
A central cross-shaped bead associated with the Ankh, known as the Egyptian cross or key of life. This symbol represents life, immortality, and the breath of life.
In Ancient Egypt it was frequently used as a protective talisman for both the living and the dead, ensuring health, vitality, or a successful transition to the afterlife.
It is made of Egyptian faience; this material was not just an aesthetic choice, but had a deep semantic meaning. It was associated with the Nile, vegetation, fertility, rebirth, and renewal.
In this way, this amulet doubles its good-luck symbolism, on one hand 'life' through its shape and on the other 'rebirth/eternity' through its color.
A jewel full of symbolism and history that endures, despite the passage of time, for all eternity.
An elegant way to combine the classical world with the modern world.
It ships with a legal declarations sheet.
Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.
Seller's Story
Thousands of years ago, in the ancient cities of Greece, the AGORA was the heart of the community. It was not just a market; it was the place where people gathered to share ideas, discover the world, and marvel at knowledge.
Today, that spirit is reborn, but on a much larger scale. Welcome to AGORA.
Our story doesn't begin decades ago, but billions of years ago. It begins in the vacuum of space, where the violent birth of a star forged the METEORITES that you can touch with your own hands today. It continues beneath the Earth's crust, where the patience of the Earth combined heat, pressure, and time to sculpt the perfect geometry of the MINERALS. And finally, it meets us through ARCHAEOLOGY: the fragments of vases, tools, and coins that our ancestors left behind as clues to who we are.
At AGORA we believe that the most valuable objects are not those that shine on the outside, but those that have a story to tell. We are not just a store; we are a meeting point between the cosmos, the Earth, and humanity.
Each piece in our display cases is an authentic fragment of eternity. A witness of the Big Bang, a secret buried for millennia, or a relic of a lost civilization. Entering here is the beginning of a journey through time. We invite you to discover your own fragment of history.
Translated by Google TranslateProtective amulet symbol of life in faience combined with beads of white coral, glass, and Ancient Egyptian faience. They are combined with modern beads with 18K gold plating and set on thread with a magnetic clasp, all plated in 18K gold.
A central cross-shaped bead associated with the Ankh, known as the Egyptian cross or key of life. This symbol represents life, immortality, and the breath of life.
In Ancient Egypt it was frequently used as a protective talisman for both the living and the dead, ensuring health, vitality, or a successful transition to the afterlife.
It is made of Egyptian faience; this material was not just an aesthetic choice, but had a deep semantic meaning. It was associated with the Nile, vegetation, fertility, rebirth, and renewal.
In this way, this amulet doubles its good-luck symbolism, on one hand 'life' through its shape and on the other 'rebirth/eternity' through its color.
A jewel full of symbolism and history that endures, despite the passage of time, for all eternity.
An elegant way to combine the classical world with the modern world.
It ships with a legal declarations sheet.
Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.
Seller's Story
Thousands of years ago, in the ancient cities of Greece, the AGORA was the heart of the community. It was not just a market; it was the place where people gathered to share ideas, discover the world, and marvel at knowledge.
Today, that spirit is reborn, but on a much larger scale. Welcome to AGORA.
Our story doesn't begin decades ago, but billions of years ago. It begins in the vacuum of space, where the violent birth of a star forged the METEORITES that you can touch with your own hands today. It continues beneath the Earth's crust, where the patience of the Earth combined heat, pressure, and time to sculpt the perfect geometry of the MINERALS. And finally, it meets us through ARCHAEOLOGY: the fragments of vases, tools, and coins that our ancestors left behind as clues to who we are.
At AGORA we believe that the most valuable objects are not those that shine on the outside, but those that have a story to tell. We are not just a store; we are a meeting point between the cosmos, the Earth, and humanity.
Each piece in our display cases is an authentic fragment of eternity. A witness of the Big Bang, a secret buried for millennia, or a relic of a lost civilization. Entering here is the beginning of a journey through time. We invite you to discover your own fragment of history.
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Era
Before 1400
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Metal
Gold-plated
Century/timeframe
500 a.C.
Acquired from
Auction house
Total weight
8.39 g
Year acquired
2026
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Title additional information
Key to life/Faenza
Previous owner - year acquired
1968
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
