Faience Necklace with Added Amulet
Faience Necklace with Added Amulet
Place of OriginEgypt
Date25th–31st Dynasties (747–332 BCE)
Dimensionsoverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
MediumFaience beads, restrung in modern times
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Egyptian Exploration Society
Object number
1925.1067
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DescriptionA necklace composed of faience beads in various shapes, including disc, tubular, and teardrop-shaped pendants. The beads exhibit blue-green hues characteristic of Egyptian faience. Restrung in modern times with elements from multiple original pieces.
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
Roman Period, 1st-4th century CE
19th century
Ptolemaic - Roman period
Mid-4th through early 3rd century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
late 19th century
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