miércoles, 9 de diciembre de 2020

Fly

Fly Pendants and Cylindrical and Spherical Beads
Necklace with pendants, gold; 1 fly, lapis lazuli; 6 flies, gold. Rare. Incomplete gold necklace. Units of two, plain, gold cylinders separated by three hollow spherical gold beads with notched bands at openings. Pendant at end of each unit, a gold fly made from gold sheet with incised details. Central pendant a large gold fly with upper surface inlaid with lapis lazuli.
MEDIUM Gold, lapis lazuli
DATES ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 18
PERIOD New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS Length: 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm) Fly Pendant: 11/16 x 5/8 in. (1.8 x 1.6 cm)

 

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