EGYPTIAN BASTET BRACELET CARNELIAN SODALITE TURQUOISE BEADS WITH 6 CAT CHARMS

EGYPTIAN BASTET BRACELET CARNELIAN SODALITE TURQUOISE BEADS WITH 6 CAT CHARMS Lovely bracelet features turquoise, carnelian and sodalite beads with 18K gold-plated spacers and cats. The 13mm x 4mm Bastet Cat charms are smooth faced, crowned with the solar disk and hallmarked at the bottom of each sculpture. Measures 7 ½ inches long with a toggle closure. Cats were considered sacred in ancient Egypt. They represented Bastet, the cat-headed goddess who came to be associated with the preserving power of the sun and the protection of women. This bracelet is a reproduction of a faience amulet circa 800 B.C. Show your love for cats and favorite Egyptian goddess with this bracelet. Gold plated cat charms connect two gemstone beaded strands. We use a high quality lacquered gold plating for the cat charms. Turquoise, carnelian, and sodalite beads are hand strung to make up the beaded strands. This bracelet is 7.5 or 6.5 inches long with a toggle closure. In excellent pre-loved condition- only worn once in awhile and then put away into my jewelry box. Museum Reproductions These high-quality pieces are part of our regular line, once available only to museums, now available direct to you! Our authorized jewelry is created under license from some of the most prestigious museum collections around the world. We are proud to be the leading source of wholesale jewelry reproductions for 50 years.