"Pan Grave" Necklace
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Archaeologists working in Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia continue to discover shallow, round graves with concave bottoms. These so-called pan graves often contain simple jewelry such as the necklaces displayed here, non-Egyptian pottery, and large numbers of weapons. The people buried in "pan graves" were probably the Medjay, nomads from the eastern Nubian desert who served in the Egyptian army as scouts and light infantry during the wars of liberation against the Hyksos.
Caption
"Pan Grave" Necklace, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Shell or bone, Length: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.241. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.02.241_erg2.jpg)
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Title
"Pan Grave" Necklace
Date
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 17
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Geography
Place excavated: Hu (Diospolis Parva), Egypt
Medium
Shell or bone
Classification
Dimensions
Length: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Accession Number
02.241
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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