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Source Description
Snake head pendants should protect its owner (living or deceased) from outside dangers. They were particularly popular in the New Kingdom. This pendant is part of a necklace of ovoid beads. The beads seem to be ancient as a pendant itself but have been restrung. The pendant is pierced at the neck of the snake.
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Document identity
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33398
label
Snake's Head Pendant with Necklace
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Source metadata
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title
Snake's Head Pendant with Necklace
description
Snake head pendants should protect its owner (living or deceased) from outside dangers. They were particularly popular in the New Kingdom. This pendant is part of a necklace of ovoid beads. The beads seem to be ancient as a pendant itself but have been restrung. The pendant is pierced at the neck of the snake.
provenance
Joseph Abemayor, Cairo, by 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1185 BCE (New Kingdom)
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
necklaces
amulets
amulet-pendants
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5
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); Amulet H: 1 9/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 7/16 in. (3.97 x 1.49 x 1.07 cm); Bead W: 3/16 x L: 30 1/16 in. (0.5 x 76.4 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
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18th-19th Dynasty
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carnelian
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