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© Bruce M. White, 2022.
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Necklace

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period - early Middle Ages
Date3rd-mid 10th Century CE
MediumGold, carnelian
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions8 11/16 x 5/16 x 5/16 in., 7 g (22 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm, 1/4 oz.)
Object number2018.010.211
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 15.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Commissaires-Priseures, Marseille, France, February 21, 1975. lot 463Bis. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art