Necklace
ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Necklaces that include shells are known from earliest times. They may have been purely decorative, or perhaps they had some unknown meaning for the Egyptians. But royal women had nerita-shell-shaped amulets made from gold.
Caption
Necklace, ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E.. Faience, shell (marine Cypraea moneta and Xeropicta vestalis), 1/2 x 1/4 x 19 1/8 in. (1.3 x 0.6 x 48.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 26.167. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Necklace
Date
ca. 2008–1630 B.C.E.
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Abydos, Egypt
Medium
Faience, shell (marine Cypraea moneta and Xeropicta vestalis)
Classification
Dimensions
1/2 x 1/4 x 19 1/8 in. (1.3 x 0.6 x 48.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Accession Number
26.167
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