Cylindrical Pendant
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
This type of cylindrical pendant first appeared in the late Twelfth Dynasty. The body consists of a hollow copper cylinder, sheathed in a thick gold sheet. Its surface bears seven rows of triangles, each formed by soldering tiny granules of gold. This technique, called granulation, existed earlier in the Near East but was introduced to Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
This type of cylindrical pendant first appeared in the late Twelfth Dynasty. The body consists of a hollow copper cylinder, sheathed in a thick gold sheet. Its surface bears seven rows of triangles, each formed by soldering tiny granules of gold. This technique, called granulation, existed earlier in the Near East but was introduced to Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cylindrical Pendant
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 12
- Date: ca. 1981-1802 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, north of cemetery A, tomb 211
- Medium: Gold, copper
- Dimensions: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art