Jewelry Elements

Unknown Artist

ca. 1878–1805 B.C.

Jewelry Elements by Unknown Artist

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

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