Egyptian Revival 'Moses in a Basket' Locket, 1920's

Made of 800 silver, the basket hand painted with a scene of Port Said and containing a gilded silver baby Moses.

This charm is based upon the biblical story of Moses in the bulrushes and is told in Exodus.

"The pharaoh of Egypt decreed that all the Hebrew boy babies were to be drowned at birth. When Moses' mother, gives birth she decides to hide her son. She decides to place him in a wicker basket in a strategic spot in the reeds (bulrushes) that grew along the sides of the river Nile, hoping that he will be found and adopted. To ensure the baby's safety, Moses's sister Miriam watches from a hiding place nearby.

The crying baby is heard by one of the pharaoh's daughters. Moses' sister Miriam watches in hiding but comes out when it is clear the princess is planning to keep the child. She asks the princess if she would like a Hebrew midwife. The princess agrees and so Miriam arranges to have the real mother get paid to nurse her own child who now lives among the Egyptian royalty"

Metal: Silver

Weight: 3.8 grams

Length: 2.5cm including bale

Width: 1.4cm

Marks: 800

Condition: Excellent vintage condition, with some scuffmarks to enamel. And often Baby Moses gets lost, so marvellous to have everything intact.

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