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Lotus Blossom Necklace

Artist Unknown

CultureEgyptian

DateNo Date

MediumFaience

DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number77.865A

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 109

DescriptionNecklace composed of one single cord of different-sized flat beads. From this hang five pendants made of two long tubular and one lotus blossom shaped beads. The later are turned downwards. In the first pendant from the left one tubular bead is missing; in the central pendant they are both missing.

Label TextLotus Blossom Necklace Faience beads Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 77.865A Exhibition History"The Allure of Ancient Egypt," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, June 18 - August 17, 2013.