necklace

Object NameNecklace

Made FromFaience

Date999-1 BCE

Place MadeEgypt

Techniquetooled, pressed

SizePendants H: 2.3 cm (approximate), Tube-Shaped Beads L: 1 cm (approximate)

Accession Number54.1.127

Credit LineGift of I. C. Elston, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionAlternating tubular beads of greenish-blue faience (34) and small disc beads of red faience (23) and one wound yellow glass bead with nine amulets of deities. Cast and restrung recently. The amulets include at least two images of thoth tauert, nepthys, isis and ptah.
Provenance

Source I. C. Elston Jr. - 1954-09-07