Faience collar necklace

unknown 1352-1327 BC

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

This colourful broad collar is made of Egyptian glazed composition, also known as Egyptian faience , the earliest form of "paste" jewellery . It was easy to make and relatively cheap so that everyone could probably afford some small item of body adornment.

Details

Title: Faience collar necklace
Creator: unknown
Date: 1352-1327 BC
Location: Amarna, Egypt
Physical Dimensions: w24.1 x h19.25 cm
Type: Collar
Medium: Strung blue, yellow, green, white and red faience
Period: Amarna Period, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
Accession Number: 910.48.15

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