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Necklace
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Gold, glass (modern)
Dimensions
Length: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ethel Kimball Willson
Accession Number59.323
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThis necklace is composed of five repoussee gold lion heads strung among modern turquoise cylinder and ring beads. There are two suspension loops at the top of four lion heads. One lion has no suspension loops.
ProvenanceBy 1959: with Ethel Kimball Willson. 1959: given to the MFA by Ethel Kimball Willson.
(Accession date: May 14, 1959)
(Accession date: May 14, 1959)