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Necklace with various stone beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot: The Sudan, Semna, Semna: S 563
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, Quartz crystal, lapis lazuli, amazonite and glass
Dimensions
Length: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.899
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionVarious stone beads and amulets of carnelian, crystal, lapis, amazonite, and glass.
[Alternate Text:]
The New Kingdom (1570-1070 B.C.) saw a great flowering of the jeweler's art as improvements in the manufacture of faience (a quartz bodied ceramic) combined with the invention of glass-making to produce a dazzling variety of ornaments in new forms and colors.
[Alternate Text:]
The New Kingdom (1570-1070 B.C.) saw a great flowering of the jeweler's art as improvements in the manufacture of faience (a quartz bodied ceramic) combined with the invention of glass-making to produce a dazzling variety of ornaments in new forms and colors.
ProvenanceFrom Semna: tomb S 563. 1924: Excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 18, 1924)
(Accession date: March 18, 1924)