New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Necklace

Artist Unknown

CultureEgyptian

DateNew Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C.E.

MediumCarnelian, faience, and shell beads

DimensionsOverall: 19 in. (48.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marie Khayat in memory of her father Azeez Khayat

Object number69.109.2

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 109

DescriptionNecklace of turquoise and green tubular and tine blue, green, brown and yellow round beads, shell discs and two roundish carnelian beads. Used, beads not originally assembled as they are now. Description given by Susette Khayat: "It has four long chains of green color tubular form glazed faience beads, with groups of small round red and dark green faience beads, all dating of the 18th Dynasty (…). Also in this necklace are a few predynastic disk form white shell beads dating over 5000 B.C. (…) And two round ancient carnelian semi-precious stone beads of about same age as faience beads".

Label TextNecklace New Kingdom, 1550—1069 B.C.E. Carnelian, faience, and shell beads Gift of Miss Mary Khayat, in memory of her father, Azeez Khayat 69.109.2