Collar
Object Number:
31-27-303
Current Location:
Out on loan
Provenience:
Egypt
Meydum
Locus:
Tomb 314
Period:
Middle Kingdom
Twelfth Dynasty
Date Made:
1980-1630 BC
Early Date:
-1980
Late Date:
-1630
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Faience
Iconography:
Falcon Head
Description:
Faience broad collar (wesekh) made with six alternating rows of blue and black tubular beads and a final row of teardrop beads. The ends of the collar are decorated with falcon-headed terminals.
Length:
43.2cm
Width:
33cm
Depth:
7.6cm
Credit Line:
Coxe Expedition to Meydum, 1929-1930
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)
Magnificent Objects (06 May 2004 - Mar 2005)
Bibliography:
[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 264/87
[Book] The Artifacts of Ancient Egypt. : Page/Fig./Plate: 116
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