Gold Necklace (Dendera Treasure Hoards)
GEM Number
2589
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
Graeco-Roman
Description
A Ptolemaic gold necklace discovered at Dendera in 1914. It is made of a thin gold wire carrying eight gold beads and a small thin gold naos (shrine). The naos is joined to the wire by a large ring made using the same folded gold leaf. The Theban triad consisting of Amun, Mut and Khonsu are pictured in the naos.
Region
Upper Egypt
Area
Qena
Gold
Height
13.5 cm
Width
1 cm
Length
11 cm
Diameter
11 cm