"Pan Grave" Necklace
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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.
MEDIUM
Shell or bone
DATES
ca. 1630â1539 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 17
PERIOD
Second Intermediate Period
DIMENSIONS
Length: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
02.241
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
"Pan Grave" Necklace, ca. 1630â1539 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)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.02.241_erg2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 8/7/2007
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