Faience collar necklace

unknown1352-1327 BC

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

This colourful broad collar is made of Egyptian glazed composition, also known as Egyptian faience, the earliest form of "paste" jewellery. It was easy to make and relatively cheap so that everyone could probably afford some small item of body adornment.

Details

Title: Faience collar necklace
Creator: unknown
Date: 1352-1327 BC
Location: Amarna, Egypt
Physical Dimensions: w24.1 x h19.25 cm
Type: Collar
Medium: Strung blue, yellow, green, white and red faience
Period: Amarna Period, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
Accession Number: 910.48.15

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