Broad Collar
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Object Label
Egyptian collars provided protection as well as decoration. Worn by the deceased in the tomb, they were also used in life to safeguard sacred objects.
The decoration and shape of this collar are typical of a beb-collar, one that hung from the prow of a sacred boat, protecting both it and the image of the god carried within. Successful defense of the god against the forces of evil helped ensure the continuation of the original world order.
Caption
Broad Collar, 205–180 B.C.E.. Wood, gesso, glass, 19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (49.8 x 36.9 cm) Other (Registers): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.383. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.383_SL1.jpg)
Title
Broad Collar
Date
205–180 B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Wood, gesso, glass
Classification
Dimensions
19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (49.8 x 36.9 cm) Other (Registers): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
33.383
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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