ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Horn Pendant Necklace
CultureCanaanite
PeriodLate Bronze Age
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 viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
3rd-mid 10th Century CE
1980-1760 BCE
722-332 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
722-332 BCE
early-mid 20th Century
1539-1292 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
722-30 BCE
late 19th-early 20th Century
1980-1760 BCE
1076-332 BCE