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This colorful collar necklace features an assortment of vibrant glass beads woven to imitate the familiar jewelry seen in Ancient Egyptian art, like the bust of Queen Nefertiti. Colors include Siam ruby, abalone blue, peridot green, jet black and golden topaz.

I created the collar with the vertical netting technique, using glass seed beads in different shapes and sizes, with Czech glass accents adding even more color and texture. The outer edge of the collar features black and silver vitrail (oil slick finish) dagger beads for a pretty fringe finish. The button and loop closure is made from matching seed beads, in a unique bowl shape.


Dimensions: The beadwork measures 42 cm (16.5 inches) long, and is 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) wide, including the dagger fringe. When the clasp is secured, the necklace has an inner circumference of about 35.6 cm (14 inches).

I call this piece "Princess Nefertiti" - it was inspired by the necklace worn in the famous sculpture from Tel el-Amarna.

I used similar bead colors and shapes to imitate the pattern of the original, though my necklace has fewer rows of beads for a more wearable shape. The colors are vibrant and lively - perhaps this variation could have been worn by a princess instead of a queen.

Japanese seed beads, Czech glass pinch bicones, Czech glass daggers, hex cut seed beads, Fireline

All of my creations are one of a kind and metal-free by design.

This Egyptian jewelry comes wrapped in tissue, packed securely with clean repurposed bubble wrap or foam sheeting, and shipped in a durable Canada Post bubble mailer.

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