Jewelry Elements for a Broad Collar
These faience necklace elements were excavated at Amarna. The beads include palm fronds (green); lotus petals (white); dates (green, blue, and red); bunches of grapes (dark blue); cornflowers (green, blue, and white); persea fruit (yellow); and dom-palm fruit (red).
The individual beads were made in molds and small ring beads were attached later to allow stringing. The elements shown here were intended for a collar necklace, so rings were attached at top and bottom so that the beads could interlock two strings. The triangular necklace terminal in the shape of a lotus blossom was pierced with holes for the necklace threads before it was fired.
These elements come from houses in the North Suburb of Amarna where there were areas with a high density of faience molds and pendant suggesting production took place in the area.
The individual beads were made in molds and small ring beads were attached later to allow stringing. The elements shown here were intended for a collar necklace, so rings were attached at top and bottom so that the beads could interlock two strings. The triangular necklace terminal in the shape of a lotus blossom was pierced with holes for the necklace threads before it was fired.
These elements come from houses in the North Suburb of Amarna where there were areas with a high density of faience molds and pendant suggesting production took place in the area.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jewelry Elements for a Broad Collar
- Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Akhenaten
- Date: ca. 1353–1336 BC
- Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1928–29, 1930–31
- Medium: Faience
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John Hubbard and Egypt Exploration Society, 1931
- Object Number: 31.114.2a
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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