Kenneth Jay Lane
Necklace in Gold

Dating from the late half of the 1970s to the mid 1980s is this unusual and rare Kenneth Jay Lane scarab link long necklace. Due to the popularity of the contents and artifacts of the King Tutankhamon exhibition that toured the world from 1972 to 1981, Egyptian iconography appeared in all forms of design in home decor and fashion. Kenneth Lane created several Egyptian revival pieces of jewelry including this long necklace. Each oval link is cast in the form of an Egyptian scarab, a symbol of the sun god Re and good luck. The scarab links are domed with the larger measuring .63 of an inch wide and 1.5 inches long including the top and bottom rings and .25 of an inch high. The smaller scarab link is .44 of an inch wide and 1.19 inches long including the top and bottom rings. The necklace measures 32.5 inches long and has and hook and ring clasp. On the ring of the clasp is the oval signature tag or charm inscribed with Kenneth Lane and a copyright symbol. The gold plate is a rich yellow gold in very good condition with very minimal to almost no wear. The last photo show a second Kenneth Jay Lane Egypt Revival piece of jewelry of the same period and is featured in another listing