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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Horn Pendant Necklace

CultureCanaanite
Dateca. 1600 BCE
Credit LineGift of Anne Cox Chambers and the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Object number2009.009.004
Label TextGold pendants in the shape of a pair of horns or a crescent moon appear in Canaan during the Late Bronze Age and became popular throughout the ancient world. The Horn Pendant Necklace contains carnelian, red jasper, and gold beads, which are offset by lotus seed vessel and gold tubular beads. This necklace duplicates jewelry elements found in a Late Bronze Age jar from Beth-Shemesh, Israel.
Exhibition HistoryRecent Gifts of Anne Cox Chambers, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 13 - 31, 2009
Recent Acquisitions, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 31 - September 10, 2009
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 29, 2016-February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, March - May 2009.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
3rd-mid 10th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-332 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
1980-1760 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1539-1292 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-30 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
late 19th-early 20th Century
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
1980-1760 BCE