October 30, 2020
Spotlight:
Jewelry Fit for a Pharaoh
Necklaces for the Dead

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Funerary Necklace and Earrings. Of a traditional design that was much in fashion during the 18th Dynasty, this stately 26th Dynasty necklace (with matching earrings) is made of green faience, ceramic disc beads, and gold plate. Dating from around 600 B.C., it appears to have been commissioned by the pharaoh Nekau as funerary jewelry for a noble subject. Although this antique jewelry has been fitted with modern settings by Egyptian artisans hoping to improve its value, the integrity of the original design is intact.
Mummybead Collar. Worn around the mummy’s neck, this 18th Dynasty faience mummybead necklace was traditionally followed by a shroud of necklaces and other jewelry reaching as far as the ankles. Over 33 centuries old, fine jewelry of this kind was highly prized by ancient tomb robbers.
Funerary Collar and Earrings. Commissioned around 600 B.C. by the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Nekau for the opulent burial of a noble subject, this luxurious collar is made of faience beads and gold cowrie shells. A common adornment by the 26th Dynasty, earrings were an Asian legacy and a recent novelty in Egypt during Tutankhamun’s reign some 700 years earlier, particularly for men, who stopped wearing them after puberty.
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TUTANKHAMUN:
"Wonderful Things"
Treasures From The Pharaoh's Tomb.
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Museum of Ancient Wonders
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