Jewelry Elements
Unknown Artist
ca. 1878–1805 B.C.
Medium
Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli
Dimensions
Overall: L. l. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); spacers: W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/ 4 in.); Shells: Diam. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Mace beads l. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Classification
Necklace, shell, mace beads
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.1309–.1312