Necklace

Description

Necklace of four strings of 1699 gold ring-beads, with camoflaged clasp Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Qurna, 2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, c.1585-1545 BC

Museum reference

A.1909.527.19

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Necklace, Collar

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Gold

Collection place(s)

Qurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Daughter of Re Hatshepsut King of Egypt (15 Oct 2005 - 10 Dec 2006)
  Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Kimbell Art Museum

• Heaven and Hell and other worlds of the dead (01 Jul 2000 - 01 Feb 2001)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Qurneh / by W.M. Flinders Petrie. London, B.S.A.E. & B. Quaritch, 1909, 6 - 10

Jim Tate, Katherine Eremin, Lore G. Troalen, Maria Filomena Guerra, Elizabeth Goring et Bill Manley, « The 17th Dynasty gold necklace from Qurneh, Egypt », ArcheoSciences, 33 | 2009, pp.121-128: https://archeosciences.revues.org/2102

Troalen , Lore, Guerra, Maria Filomena, Tate, Jim and Manley, W P (2010) ‘Amazing Dynasty 17 jewellery from Qurneh’. In: Decorated Surfaces on Ancient Egyptian Objects: Technology, Deterioration and Conservation. Archetype Publications in association with The Fitzwilliam Museum and Icon Archaeology Group (London), London

Troalen, Lore , Tate, Jim and Guerra, Maria Filomena (2014) ‘Goldwork in Ancient Egypt: workshop practices at Qurneh in the 2nd Intermediate Period’. Journal of Archaeological Science, 50. pp.219-226

Maitland, Margaret, Daniel M. Potter, and Lore Troalen 2022. The burial of the "Qurna Queen". In Miniaci, Gianluca and Peter Lacovara (eds), The treasure of the Egyptian queen Ahhotep and international relations at the turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1600-1500 BCE), 205-233. London: Golden House

On display

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