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Broadcollar
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
2465–2323 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 19.6 x 27.5 x 0.4 cm (7 11/16 x 10 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1751
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
Description2 necklace terminals of gray-green faience (width 5.2 cm); 27 flower petal pendants, blue faience with black markings; 37 small ring and cylinder beads; group of faience cylinder beads of various sizes; part of original broad collar. Strung with modern cylinder beads (ABS plastic tubing) and 2 rows of small beads made of Fimo modeling compound. Reconstruction by Sheila Shear in 1992. on Objects.
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 4631 / A, B, C shafts. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition and assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.