Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Jewelry of the Child Myt Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri

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Description

Necklaces, Myt. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, early, ca. 2051–2030 B.C. Gold, carnelian, silver, glass, blue paste, feldspar, amethyst, jasper, rock crystal, resin, linen twine, leather. l. range from 43cm. to 76 cm. From: Tomb of Myt, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Pit 18, mummy of Myt, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.

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Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Gold-Toned Metal

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116249469 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.3.320–.324-related tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 590944 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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