necklace
Object NameNecklace
Made FromFaience, Glass
Date399 BCE-399 CE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniqueprobably cast, retouched
SizeNecklace Diam: about 23 cm; Pendant L: 2.5 cm; Tubular Beads L: 1.4 to 2.1 cm
Accession Number70.1.36
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. David Lannon
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBlue, turquoise, white, greenish blue, and deep blue faience and glass; cast and retouched (faience), probably cast (glass). Symmetrical arrangement of faience and glass beads strung on braided cotton thread, with metal fastener. At center, greenish blue faience pendant shaped like canopic urn; above this, one disk-shaped deep blue faience bead; on either side, asymmetrical turquoise and white faience biconical beads followed by groups of beads.Provenance
Source
Mrs. John David Lannon
- 1970
325 BCE-399 CE
about 2100-1800 BCE
900-400 BCE
999 BCE-999 CE
99 BCE-199 CE
199 BCE-199 CE