Broad collar of Nefer Amulets

Period:: New Kingdom

Dynasty:: Dynasty 18

Date:: ca. 1504–1450 B.C.

Geography:: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III

Medium:: Gold, crizzled glass, Egyptian blue

Dimensions:: greatest w. 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)

Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1919–21, Rogers Fund, 1919–25 (26.8.135a); Purchase, Frederick P. Huntley Bequest, 1958 (58.153.9–.10); Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1982 (1982.137.3); Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1988 (1988.17f, 1988.25.1)

Accession Number:: 26.8.135a

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 118

The "nefer" hieroglyph signifies the word meaning "good" or "beautiful," so perhaps this necklace was meant to bring good wishes to the wearer. A collar of this size and craftsmanship belonged to a member of the upper class - in this case, a wife of Thutmose III.

26.88.135a purchased in Luxor with other objects presumed to be from western Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb 1, 1920. 58.153.9-.10: beads believed to be from same tomb; purchased from Ernst E. Kofler, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1958. 1982.137.3: believed to be from same tomb; purchased from Uraeus Gallery, Paris, 1982

Lilyquist, Christine 2003. The Tomb of Three Foreign Wives of Tuthmosis III. 2003. New York, pp. 116, 122–23; p. 125, fig. 91d; pp. 169–73, no. 132; p. 232, fig. 164; p. 352.

Timelines
Egypt, 2000-1000 B.C.

The Tomb of Three Foreign Wives of Tuthmosis III
Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh

Department

Egyptian Art (27,137)

Object Type / Material

Geographic Location

Date / Era

2000–1000 B.C. (20,102)

Palmettes

Artist: Date: ca. 1504–1450 B.C.
Accession Number: 58.153.9 Date: ca. 1504–1450 B.C. Medium: Gold Accession: 58.153.9 On view in:Gallery 118

Nefer signs

Artist: Date: ca. 1504–1450 B.C.
Accession Number: 58.153.10 Date: ca. 1504–1450 B.C. Medium: Gold Accession: 58.153.10 On view in:Gallery 118

Lotus Counterpoise

Artist: Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Accession Number: 26.8.70a-2 Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Medium: Gold, carnelian, glass Accession: 26.8.70a-2 On view in:Gallery 118

Nefer beads

Artist: Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Accession Number: 1982.137.3 Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Medium: Gold, glass Accession: 1982.137.3 On view in:Not on view

Floral Collar from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

Artist: Date: ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
Accession Number: 09.184.214 Date: ca. 1336–1327 B.C. Medium: Papyrus, olive leaves, persea leaves, cornflowers, blue lotus petals, Picris flowers, nightshade berries, faience, linen Accession: 09.184.214 On view in:Gallery 122