Necklace

1938.01.0001

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Artifact Identification Necklace   (1938.01.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Adornment
  4. :
  5. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 12th - 5th century BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 38.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 2.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 1.4 cm
Weight 49 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone, Glass--Faience, Plant--Wood
Manufacturing Processes Beaded, Piercing , Stringing

Research Remarks

Description

These original beads and ornaments, restrung in exactly the same way as they were in antiquity, are of the type popular in Egypt in 1100 B. C. to 400 B. C., making this necklace from 2300 to 3000 years old.

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography Under Review

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Carolyn Wicker
Reproduction no

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