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Fourteen pendants for a necklace

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1887–1750 BC
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These fourteen pendants are unique. Each pendant was created by fashioning a flat oval cut from the upper surface of a marine shell, probably in the family Neritidae. Each piece of shell was then set into a flat piece of silver with a loop at the top.

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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fourteen pendants for a necklace
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Date: ca. 1887–1750 BC
  • Geography: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, Cemetery A, Tomb 124, British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavations, 1913–14
  • Medium: Silver and shell
  • Dimensions: Range of each: H. 1.5 to 2 cm (9/16 to 13/16 in.); W. 1 to 1.6 cm (3/8 to 5/8 in.); D. 0.5 to 0.7 cm (3/16 to 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.619.16–.29
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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