Drop pendant
Discovered in the grave of a child, this pendant, along with a second similar but smaller example (09.182.2b), is carved from elephant ivory, a luxury material that would have been imported from the far south. With this burial were also vessels, baskets, clay and carnelian beads, three small copper tools, and fragments of a clay figurine (see 09.182.1-8). The quantity and variety of these objects indicate that this child was born into a wealthy, powerful family.
Artwork Details
- Title: Drop pendant
- Period: Predynastic, Naqada l–Early Naqada II
- Date: ca. 3850–3500 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Mahasna, Tomb H 85, EEF excavations 1908–1909
- Medium: Ivory (elephant)
- Dimensions: L. 5.4 × W. 2 cm (2 1/8 × 13/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909
- Object Number: 09.182.2a
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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