An Egyptian biconical Carnelian bead set as a pendant, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2017 - 1730 BCE 9222311_xl and folds down to a

and folds down to a 14

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An Egyptian biconical Carnelian bead set as a pendant, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2017 - 1730 BCE 9222311_xl and folds down to aAlthough found in considerable quantities by the ancient Egyptians in both the Eastern Desert and Nubia, carnelian was deemed sufficiently valuable to be mentioned in records alongside turquoise, silver, and lapis lazuli. Symbolically carnelian reflects the curious dichotomy which the Egyptians felt to be embodied in the color red; not only connected with blood and hence energy, dynamism, and power, but was also linked with the god Seth, patron of