Necklace

Description

Gold necklace of lenticular and ball beads with a rectangular pendant incised with cartouches of Tuthmosis III and the name of the scribe Beri, and gold encased scaraboids and lazuli cowroid at opposite ends: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Egypt, Riqqa, 18th Dynasty, c.1497 -1425 BC

Museum reference

A.1913.388

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Necklace

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Gold, Lapis lazuli

Collection place(s)

Riqqa, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Thutmose III
Biry

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

On display

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