Necklace with disc beads and amulets

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114

This necklace is composed of tiny disk beads interspersed with a variety of amulets, including falcons, a frog, Tawerets, a lotus, bolti fish, a shell or bullae, a hand, and a "nefer" sign. Some amulets, such as the lotus, frog, and fish, symbolize fertility, while Taweret and the falcon offer protection. The "nefer" hieroglyph conveys a good wish. This necklace was one of three stored in a small jewelry box in a man's burial.

Necklace with disc beads and amulets, Carnelian, gold, silver, faience, glass, yellow stone, tin

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Necklace with disc beads and amulets, Carnelian, gold, silver, faience, glass, yellow stone, tin
Necklace with disc beads and amulets, Carnelian, gold, silver, faience, glass, yellow stone, tin
Necklace with disc beads and amulets, Carnelian, gold, silver, faience, glass, yellow stone, tin

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