Broad collar necklace from the tomb of Senebtisi
Object type: Broad collar, Senebtisi
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Medium: Faience, turquoise, gold leaf
Gilded falocn heads and leaf pendants, originally of gilded plaster, are reconstructed in gilded silver.
Gilded plaster beads reconstructed in gilded brass
Dimensions: H. 8 cm (3 1/8 in); w. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 763, burial of Senebtisi
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession year: 1908