Necklace with Bes and Taweret Pendants

ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Necklace with Bes and Taweret Pendants, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Gold, faience, carnelian, 1 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (2.7 × 37.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.580.201. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Necklace with Bes and Taweret Pendants

Date

ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Medium

Gold, faience, carnelian

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

1 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (2.7 × 37.9 cm)

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

Accession Number

16.580.201

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