Necklace

Description

Necklace of four strings of 1699 gold ring-beads, with camoflaged clasp Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Qurna, 2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, c.1585-1545 BC

Museum reference

A.1909.527.19

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Necklace, Collar

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Gold

Collection place(s)

Qurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942

Exhibitions

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

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Daughter of Re Hatshepsut King of Egypt (15 Oct 2005 - 10 Dec 2006)
  Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Kimbell Art Museum

• Heaven and Hell and other worlds of the dead (01 Jul 2000 - 01 Feb 2001)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

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

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Qurneh / by W.M. Flinders Petrie. London, B.S.A.E. & B. Quaritch, 1909, 6 - 10

Jim Tate, Katherine Eremin, Lore G. Troalen, Maria Filomena Guerra, Elizabeth Goring et Bill Manley, « The 17th Dynasty gold necklace from Qurneh, Egypt », ArcheoSciences, 33 | 2009, pp.121-128: https://archeosciences.revues.org/2102

Troalen , Lore, Guerra, Maria Filomena, Tate, Jim and Manley, W P (2010) ‘Amazing Dynasty 17 jewellery from Qurneh’. In: Decorated Surfaces on Ancient Egyptian Objects: Technology, Deterioration and Conservation. Archetype Publications in association with The Fitzwilliam Museum and Icon Archaeology Group (London), London

Troalen, Lore , Tate, Jim and Guerra, Maria Filomena (2014) ‘Goldwork in Ancient Egypt: workshop practices at Qurneh in the 2nd Intermediate Period’. Journal of Archaeological Science, 50. pp.219-226

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered