Egyptian Revival Powder Compact Pendant
Very cool Egyptian Revival powder compact dating from the 1920s wave of Egyptomania that was sparked by the discovery, in 1922, of Tutankhamun's undisturbed tomb by the then relatively unknown English archaeologist Howard Carter and his (still) relatively unknown Egyptian workforce: Ahmed Gerigar, Gad Hassan, Hussein Abu Awad and Hussein Ahmed Said amongst countless others.
The outside is beautifully decorated with colourful guilloché enamel. The front features a hinged pale yellow disc with a figure and hieroglyphs* surrounded by a lotus flower border picked out in lapis blue, carnelian red and pale pink. The back is the same pale yellow vitreous enamelling as the front, with wonderful engine turned texturing underneath that shimmers as it catches the light.
Interestingly, the figure is depicted wearing a Deshret, the crown of Lower Egypt... but the crown is the wrong colour; it's blue rather than red. I'd imagine that this was an aesthetic choice, more than anything else, the enameler exercising a little artistic licence with the colour scheme rather than precise historical accuracy.
A pendant bail at the top allows it to be worn on a chain, and opening it up reveals a small round mirror in the lid and the original (apparently unused) powder puff. The 935 silver stamp to the jump ring suggests it was likely made in Germany.
*they appear to be largely nonsense
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Era: Art Deco, circa 1925
Size: 3.8cm by 3.3cm (not including jump ring)
Marks: Stamped 935 (silver)
Condition: Good antique condition; one small area of enamel loss at approx. 4 o'clock. Thankfully the colour scheme means it's not terribly noticeable - see images.
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[Last updated: September 2026]
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