Necklace (Treasure of Tod)
GEM Number
65827
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
Middle Kingdom
Description
This lapis lazuli necklace is from the important ritual deposit known as the Tod Treasure discovered in 1936. It is composed of bicone-shaped, lozenge-shaped and barrel-shaped beads strung on a single strand. The beads tapper down in size as they move away from the central large lozenge-shaped bead.
Region
Upper Egypt
Lapis-Lazuli
Length
56 cm