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Source Description
The rich gold and beautiful turquoise of this pendant make this piece of jewelry a visual delight. At the lower half one notices the fine braiding detail. The extravagant materials suggest it was made for a wealthy individual.
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Document identity
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154807
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Pendant
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154807
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object
title
Pendant
description
The rich gold and beautiful turquoise of this pendant make this piece of jewelry a visual delight. At the lower half one notices the fine braiding detail. The extravagant materials suggest it was made for a wealthy individual.
date
1069–715 BCE
citation
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en
wikidata
Q60779399
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Jewelry
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import
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Overall: 5.1 x 2.3 cm (2 x 7/8 in.)
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Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22
accession
1989.39
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gold and turquoise
tombstone
Pendant, 1069–715 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Gold and turquoise; overall: 5.1 x 2.3 cm (2 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vivian Merrin, 1989.39
collection
Egypt - Third Intermediate
didYouKnow
Turquoise is pretty but it was also thought to bring good luck.
citations
citation
E. H. T. “The Year in Review: Selections 1989.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 2 (February 1990): 38–78.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 66, no. 2
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page_number
Reproduced: p. 292; Mentioned: p. 292
creditline
Gift of Vivian Merrin
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2026-05-29 08:01:15.559000
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154807
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - Third Intermediate
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gold and turquoise
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