Necklace with gold scarabs

Glencairn Museum
Bryn Athyn, United States

“Ten small gold scarabs decorate this necklace, which is interspersed with amulets made from semi-precious stones.” (Jennifer Wegner, label text, “Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt”)

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Title: Necklace with gold scarabs
Location Created: Egypt
External Link: https://glencairnmuseum.org/newsletter/2020/3/6/sacred-adornment-jewelry-as-belief-in-ancient-egypt
Medium: Gold, amethyst, carnelian
Collection: Egyptian
Accession Number: 15.JW.399

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