Necklace (Treasure of Tod)

Necklace (Treasure of Tod)
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