Necklace with Faience Beads and Glass Pendant

Place of OriginEgypt

Dateabout 400-100 BCE

DimensionsL: about 20 in. (50.8 cm)

MediumFaience and glass beads.

ClassificationJewelry

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Mohamed El-Shafie in memory of Kurt T. Luckner

Object number

1998.12

Not on View

DescriptionThis necklace is composed of hundreds of small, discoid beads made of blue-green faience, arranged into three tightly twisted strands that terminate in a single clasp. Suspended from the center of the twisted strands is a single drop-shaped pendant made of multicolored, opaque glass. The beads are ancient but have been restrung in a modern torque-style configuration using modern thread. The surface of the beads exhibits a glossy coating, likely a modern consolidant or enhancer applied to brighten the glaze

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Art for Collectors V, 1978, (no cat.).