Necklace: E.498.1954

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Necklace

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Jewellery

Description

String of 68 graduated, spherical beads, with 3 plain scarabs

Find spot

Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert Hyde, Sir

Components of the work

Scarab Pendant Length 0.017 m Thickness 0.006 m Width 0.013 m
String Length 0.7 m

References and bibliographic entries

Pharaohs and mortals; Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom

Related exhibitions

The Red and the Black: Life and Death in Ancient Egypt

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.498.1954
Primary reference Number: 62577
Oldadmincategory: B
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 September 2018

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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