Floral Collars from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
Object type: Broad Collar, floral, Tutankhamun
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Tutankhamun
Date: ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
Medium: 09.184.214: Papyrus, olive leaves, persea leaves, cornflowers, blue lotus petals, Picris flowers, nightshade berries, faience, linen
09.184.215: Papyrus, olive leaves, cornflowers, linen
09.184.216: Papyrus, olive leaves, persea leaves, nightshade berries, celery (?), faience, linen dyed red
Dimensions: 09.184.214: h. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); w. 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
09.184.215: h. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); w. 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
09.184.216: diam. 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Valley of the Kings
Locale: Embalming cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54)
Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907
Credit line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909
Accession year: 1909