Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Necklace Middle KingdomAbydos, Egypt
Description
Object Label: Necklaces that include shells are known from earliest times. They may have been purely decorative, or perhaps they had some unknown meaning for the Egyptians. But royal women had nerita-shell-shaped amulets made from gold. Caption: Necklace, ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E.. Faience, shell (marine Cypraea moneta and Xeropicta vestalis), 1/2 x 1/4 x 19 1/8 in. (1.3 x 0.6 x 48.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 26.167. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Abydos
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 26.167 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3300 tier-2
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