Five Beaded Necklaces

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Five Beaded Necklaces
Date525–343 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumEgyptian faience beads, coral, carnelian, and other stones and materials
DimensionsVarious
Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number52.26.1-.5
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.
Exhibition History"Splendors of Ancient Egypt," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 22, 1996–March 30, 1997. Displayed at MFA,H only.

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Necklace
525–343 BC
Egyptian faience beads
41.22
Necklace
525 BC–395 AD
Amethyst, carnelian, and green feldspar beads
41.23
Overall front
20th century (probably)
Silver; with decorative wire, turquoise and coral beads, decorative loop-in-loop chains, embossed pendants, and cabochon carnelians
2023.588
Beaded Scarab
1550–1292 BC
Stone, glass, Egyptian faience, and string
31.80
Necklace with Bell Pendant
1000–1550 AD
Gold, rock crystal, carnelian, jasper, and other stone
88.315
Double Strand Bead Necklace with Horus Pendant
525–343 BC
Egyptian faience
68.56.1
Necklace
525–343 BC
Egyptian faience
41.1
[Female] Twin Figure (ere ibeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.415
[Male] Twin Figure (ere ebeji)
1934–1967
Wood, beads of glass and other material, brass rings
86.414
Overall front
20th century
Silver with copper inset; fire-gilded, with decorative wire, embossing, stamped beading, turquoise beads, and glass stones
2023.589
Necklace with Butterfly Pendant
400 BC
Gold, semiprecious stones
37.83