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Necklace

2040–1648 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom

(2040–1648 BCE)
Medium
garnet, amethyst, and carnelian
Measurements
Overall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1915.28
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Not on view
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A necklace features a vertical oval loop of small, rounded carnelian, garnet, and amethyst beads. At the bottom center, a single larger carnelian bead sits between rows of orange-red beads. Gradated swaths transition into dark reddish-brown garnet on either side, culminating in translucent, pale purple beads at the top. Near the bottom right, a solitary dark green bead interrupts the sequence of fiery carnelian.

Necklace

2040–1648 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE)

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