Jewelry Elements for a Broad Collar

Unknown

ca. 1353–1336 BC · Faience · Egyptian Art

These faience necklace elements were excavated at Amarna. The beads include palm fronds (green); lotus petals (white); dates (green, blue, and red); bunches of grapes (dark blue); cornflowers (green, blue, and white); persea fruit (yellow); and dom-palm fruit (red). The individual beads were made in molds and small ring beads were attached later to allow stringing. The elements shown here were intended for a collar necklace, so rings were attached at top and bottom so that the beads could interlock two strings. The triangular necklace terminal in the shape of a lotus blossom was pierced with holes for the necklace threads before it was fired. These elements come from houses in the North Suburb of Amarna where there were areas with a high density of faience molds and pendant suggesting production took place in the area.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1353–1336 BC

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. John Hubbard and Egypt Exploration Society, 1931