Art Deco Egyptian Revival Damascene Panel Necklace 15k gold and further bands of ribbed

and further bands of ribbed gold wire including two that attach to the bail

man’s ability to replicate one of Nature’s most prized creations

origin: Thailand

Birmingham 1879

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Damascene Panel Necklace 15k gold and further bands of ribbedDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 A striking Egyptian revival necklace comprising nine damascene panels in varying shapes, depicting various scenes. They're incredibly intricately worked, each panel depicting a different scene, with 24k gold inlays. Created in Japan in the 1930s, riding the wave of Egyptomania inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922, it's unmarked other than K24 on two of the panels. Damascene is a technique of creating black