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Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Oyster-Shell Pendants

Oyster-Shell Pendants

1980–1801 BCE
(2040–1648 BCE)
carnelian and silver
Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.792
Location: not on view
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence Michael and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, OH]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 176, cat. no. 121
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.792