Clasp Fragment
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli
DATES
ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
9/16 x 5/8 x 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.703E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Piece of cloisonne from a strap or part of a corselet. The piece is roughly square in shape, and the inlays are set into a field also decorated with gold bosses. On both sides are two eyelets which would be used to connect the piece to two other pieces having a single eyelet which would fit between the double eyelets of 37.703E. The inlays are of carnelian and lapis.
Condition: Some denting of gold; part of carnelian inlays missing.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Clasp Fragment, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E. Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, 9/16 x 5/8 x 1/16 in. (1.4 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.703E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.703E_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall,
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