Broad Collar

Unknown ca. 1336-1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327-1323 B.C.E., or ca.1323-1295 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Dark blue faience necklace . Semi-circular collar type with six rows of cylindrical beads separated by single strands of small circular beads. Below, a row of large elongated pear-shaped beads bordered by single strand of small circular beads. Ends terminate in large semi-circular faience plaques each pierced four times.Condition: Perfect with exception of one large bead in center of lowest register which is broken at upper end

Details

Title: Broad Collar
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: ca. 1336-1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327-1323 B.C.E., or ca.1323-1295 B.C.E.
Type: Accessory, Jewelry
Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3453/Broad_Collar
Medium: Faience
Possible place collected: Thebes, Egypt
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
Dimensions: 14 7/16 x 4 7/16 in. (36.6 x 11.3 cm)
Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number: 40.522

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