LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: collar

Broad Collar Blue faience New Kingdom, late Dynasty XVIII, reign of Tutankhamun (circa 1336-1327 BC), Ay (circa 1327-1323 BC), or Horemheb (circa 1323-1295 BC) Probably from Thebes Accession # 40.522 As early as the Old Kingdom (circa 2670-2195 BC), Egyptian artisans fashioned images of gods, kings, and mortals wearing broad collars made of molded tubular and teardrop beads. These beaded collars may have derived from floral prototypes. In antiquity the collar was called a wesekh, literally, "the broad one." Text from the Brooklyn Museum label.

Collar with Medallions Containing Coins of Emperors Lucius Verus and Alexander Severus, and Julia Domna, Wife of Emperor Septimius Severus ca. 225 AD Said to be from Memphis Gold Accession # 36.9.1 The use of imperial portrait coins as jewelry- almost exclusively the aureus, became widespread in the third century AD. In this example, the globular pulls for adjusting the necklace are decorated with schematic theater masks. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Collar with Medallions Containing Coins of Emperors Lucius Verus and Alexander Severus, and Julia Domna, Wife of Emperor Septimius Severus ca. 225 AD Said to be from Memphis Gold Accession # 36.9.1 The use of imperial portrait coins as jewelry- almost exclusively the aureus, became widespread in the third century AD. In this example, the globular pulls for adjusting the necklace are decorated with schematic theater masks. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Title: Broad collar of Nefer Amulets Period: New Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Date: ca. 1504–1450 B.C. Geography: Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi D, Tomb 1 Medium: Gold, crizzled glass, Egyptian blue Dimensions: greatest w. 31 cm (12 3/16 in.) Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921; Purchase, Frederick P. Huntley Bequest, 1958; Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1982 Accession Number: 26.8.135a Description: The "nefer" hieroglyph signifies the word meaning "good" or "beautiful," so perhaps this necklace was meant to bring good wishes to the wearer. A collar of this size and craftsmanship belonged to a member of the upper class - in this case, a wife of Thutmose III. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/egypti...

Title: Broad Collar Period: New Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Reign: reign of Thutmose III Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Geography: Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi D, Tomb 1 Medium: Gold, carnelian, glass Dimensions: H 24 cm (9 7/16 in); w. 38 cm (14 15/16 in) Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926 Accession Number: 26.8.59a Description: By the New Kingdom, broad collar necklaces were the most frequently worn pieces of jewelry among the royalty and elite in ancient Egypt. This necklace belonged to one of three foreign wives of Thutmose III. The king's name is inscribed on the backs of the falcon-headed terminals indicating that it was a gift from him to his wife. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/egypti...