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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Necklace

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Necklace

Medium: Gold, beryl
Place Collected: Egypt
Dates: 1st-2nd century C.E.
Period: Roman Period (probably)
Dimensions: necklace: 13 9/16 in. (34.4 cm) long; Bes figure: 1 x 7.16 in. (2.6 x 1.1 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 16.149
Credit Line: Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Image: Overall, 16.149_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007