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
Rights
Public Domain