Fragment of a Necklace
Unknown Artist
1540–1296 BCE
Medium
steatite, glass, carnelian, and faience
Dimensions
l. 12 cm
Classification
Jewelry
Department
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt
Accession Number
1915.15
About this artwork
This necklace is a modern stringing from an assortment of beads made from glass, faience, glazed steatite (one amulet), and carnelian (one fragment). The glass beads include three eye beads, two barrel beads in opaque blue glass with white crumb decoration, one barrel bead in opaque blue glass, one turquoise barrel bead, one amber cylinder bead, and one blue cylinder bead. The eye beads were made with an opaque amber glass and decorated on the front with an eye in blue and white opaque glass. Th...