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"Pan Grave" Necklace

Archaeologists working in Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia continue to discover shallow, round graves with concave bottoms. These so-called pan graves often contain simple jewelry such as the necklaces displayed here, non-Egyptian pottery, and large numbers of weapons. The people buried in "pan graves" were probably the Medjay, nomads from the eastern Nubian desert who served in the Egyptian army as scouts and light infantry during the wars of liberation against the Hyksos.

This text refers to these objects: 02.241; 02.242

Medium: Ivory
Place Excavated: Diospolis Parva, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1630-1539 B.C.E.
Dynasty: XVII Dynasty
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Dimensions: length: 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 02.242
Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Image: Overall, 02.242_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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