<em>Broad Collar</em>, 205–180 B.C.E. Wood, gesso, glass, 19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (49.8 x 36.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.383. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.383_SL1.jpg)

Broad Collar, 205–180 B.C.E. Wood, gesso, glass, 19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (49.8 x 36.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.383. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.383_SL1.jpg)

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Broad Collar

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

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.

MEDIUM Wood, gesso, glass

Place Made: Egypt

DATES 205–180 B.C.E.

PERIOD Ptolemaic Period

DIMENSIONS 19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (49.8 x 36.9 cm) Other (Registers): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 33.383

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by November 1904, acquired by Maurice Nahman of Cairo, Egypt; November 1904, purchased from Maurice Nahman by Alexander M. Bing of New York, NY; September 27, 1926, purchased from Alexander M. Bing by the Brummer Gallery, New York; October 5, 1933, purchased from the Brummer Gallery (3505) by the Brooklyn Museum.

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.383. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 33.383_SL1.jpg)

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