Single-Strand Necklace with Taweret Amulets

Medium: Faience

Geograhical Locations:

• Thebes, Malkata, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1332–1292 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 3/4 x 8 1/16 x 3/16 in. (1.9 x 20.5 x 0.4 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
• Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Accession Number: 48.66.42

Image: 48.66.42_PS2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Single strand faience necklace. In center single dark blue glazed Thueris amulet; on each side, separated by groups of ten small, blue and blue-green glazed disk beads, six smaller Thueris amulets in light and dark blue, green and purple (?) glaze. At each end a larger group of the same disk beads. Condition: Glaze on some amulets slightly worn. Otherwise intact.

Brooklyn Museum