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New Kingdom
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.
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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
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