Necklace of Wah

Unknown Artist

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Necklace of Wah by Unknown Artist

Medium

Carnelian, moss agate, milky quartz, glazed steatite, black and white porphyry, linen cord

Dimensions

Total l. 103 cm (40 9/16 in); beads: L. 1-1.95 cm (3/8-3/4 in.); diam. 04-1.1 cm (3/16-7/16 in.)

Classification

Necklace, beads, Wah

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940

Accession Number

40.3.16

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