Necklace

Artist Unknown Egyptian artist

Datecirca 1550–1069 BCE

MediumCarnelian and gold

DimensionsL. of strand 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Gerhard L. Weinberg

Object number2016.23.4

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On view

ProvenanceSaid to be from near Thebes, Egypt, and found in the 1940s by geological surveyors; sold to Spink, 1958; collection of Brian Carter, n.d.; Charles Ede, Ltd., London, UK; sold to Gerhard Weinberg, Efland, NC, 2007; on extended loan to NCMA, 2008–2016; given to NCMA, 2016.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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