id:			154807
accession number:	1989.39
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.39
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:38.782000

Pendant, 1069–715 BC. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21 (1069-945 BC) -22 (945-715 BC). 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

title:				Pendant
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1069–715 BC
creation date earliest:		-1069
creation date latest:		-715
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of Vivian Merrin
copyright:			

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culture:	Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21 (1069-945 BC) -22 (945-715 BC)
technique:	gold and turquoise
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Third Intermediate
type:		Jewelry
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 5.1 x 2.3 cm (2 x 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1989
	opening date:   1990-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1989</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA, 6 February-15 April 1990, The Year in Review: Selections 1989, cat.: CMA Bulletin 77, no. 2 (February 1990), no. 2

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
Turquoise is pretty but it was also thought to bring good luck.

digital 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.

wall description:
This pendant is similar in style and workmanship to the splendid jewelry found in the royal tombs of Dynasties 21 and 22 at Tanis, in the Nile Delta. The centerpiece is a trapezoidal chunk of turquoise, its shape vaguely resembling the hieroglyph representing a human nose, eye, and cheek drawn in profile.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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
	url:		

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IMAGES

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