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Shebiu Necklace of Hatnefer

New Kingdom
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This necklace was found in the tomb of Hatnefer inside a basket that is now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The basket also contained a razor, a sealed pottery juglet, a pottery jar, and a linen sheet.

The necklace consists of lentil-shaped beads made of Egyptian faience, a ceramic material made of quartz frit. The beads are still strung on the original two-ply linen cord.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shebiu Necklace of Hatnefer
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
  • Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), inside Basket "L", MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: Faience, linen cord
  • Dimensions: L. of necklace including ties 84 cm (33 1/16 in.); beads only 46.5 cm (18 5/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.70
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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