Gold and pink coral, 3.09 grams, 180 mm long [7 inches]. New Kingdom, circa 1,300 BC. These beads were made by the Egyptian people of the period known as the New Kingdom, the time of the greatest Egyptian Pharaohs, Tutankhamun and Rameses II. This bracelet has been restrung with a modern screw clasp to wear in modern times using 80 rare pink coral beads and 15 gold beads. Reference: Thames & Hudson, The History of Beads from 30,000 BC to the Present. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.