Pendant Depicting a Pair of Birds

New Kingdom

ca. 1386–1347 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 118

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Title: Pendant Depicting a Pair of Birds
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1386–1347 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, Titus/Newberry excavations 1900–1901
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: L. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); W. 1.9 cm(3/4 in.); H. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Object Number: 26.7.1145
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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