Broad collar of Senebtisi

Published/Created:
ca. 1850-1775 BCE
Physical Description:
outside diam. 25 cm
Date Depicted:
1975
8000 BC - 499 AD
Materials:
faence, gold, carnelian, turquoise
Notes:
This collar of gold, stone and enamel is appropriate for women and men.
Abstract:
Jewelry is rich and varied. There are collars, necklaces, arm and ankle bracelets, earrings, rings, fillets, and diadems. The common motifs are worked into the designs, such as the geometric patterns and the stylized and symbolic versions of flowers, insects, and animals. In the early dynasties jewelry is made of colored pebbles. Gradually these are replaced by glazed beads and semiprecious stones, such as turquoise, lapis lazuli, and carnelian. Typical of the late dynasties are glass, faience, and gold.
Topics:
Costume -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Dress accessories -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Metalwork -- Egypt -- 12th dynasty -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
12th Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
Culture:
Egyptian
Accession Number:
4388-025
Genre:
jewelry: necklaces (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938497
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art
OID:
10542721
PID:
digcoll:1806202