Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Necklace
Description
<p>While the gold, blue faience, and carnelian beads interspersed with 11 amulets and thin gold spacers decorated with granulation are genuine, their arrangement in this necklace is a modern reconstruction. The variety of materials used highlights the wealth of resources, both local and imported, available to Egyptian craftsmen. Represented are gods, animals (or parts of them), and plants, all of which were believed to possess protective powers.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1516' rel='external'>Necklace</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 57.1516 tier-2
- Walters-id 31052 tier-2
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