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Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II Middle KingdomLahun

Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), acc. 16.1.3a, b. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 16.1.3a, b
Find spot: Lahun, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret II
Date: ca. 1887–1878 B.C.
Date range: 1887 BCE – 1878 BCE
Materials: ['gold', 'carnelian', 'lapis lazuli', 'turquoise', 'garnet (pectoral)\r\ngold', 'carnelian', 'lapis lazuli', 'turquoise', 'green feldspar (necklace)']
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II (16.1.3a, b). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/436

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Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret II, ca. 1887–1878 B.C. Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, garnet (pectoral) Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, green feldspar (necklace). L. of necklace (b): 82 cm (32 5/16 in.); H. of pectoral (a): 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.). From: Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Lahun, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1914. Subject: Falcons, Hieroglyphs, Sithathoryunet-Jewelry. Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916.

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Found at Lahun

Royals Senwosret II

Materials Gold-Toned Metal

Cross-references (4)

Wikidata-Q Q29385778 tier-1
Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
Inventory-Number 16.1.3a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
MET-Object 544232 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)

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