Terminal from a Broad Collar
305-30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The broad collar was part of the funerary dress affording magical protection for its wearer. Examples with falcon-headed terminals symbolic of Horus in his role as avenger of his murdered father Osiris are known from as early as the Middle Kingdom. This particular terminal, which exhibits the same color scheme as fine Twenty-third Dynasty specimens inlaid with semiprecious stones, illustrates the use of glass as a substitute for more costly elements.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Gold, glass
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Period
- Ptolemaic Period
- Dimensions
- 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (3.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 cm)
- Accession Number
- 65.3.2
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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