Collar
| Object Number: | 31-27-303 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Meydum |
| Locus: | Tomb 314 |
| Period: | Middle Kingdom Twelfth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 1980-1630 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1980 |
| Late Date: | -1630 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Faience |
| Iconography: | Falcon Head |
| Length: | 43.2 cm |
| Width: | 33 cm |
| Depth: | 7.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Meydum; Alan Rowe, 1931 |
| Other Number: | 30-2-165A - Field No SF |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Magnificent Objects (06 May 2004 - Mar 2005) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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