Necklace with Scarab, Nefertum, and Heart (ib) Amulets

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Period: Ptolemaic dynasty, 332–30 BCE
Date: 332–30 BCE
Material: Gold
excavated in: Egypt, Africa
Classification: Jewelry & personal accessories, metalwork
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 313
Dimensions: length of chain: 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
height of figure: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
width of scarab: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
width of heart amulet: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 219:1924

NOTES

This necklace contains a miniature pendant in the form of the god Nefertem. The figure is flanked by a scarab beetle and heart amulet.

Provenance

Excavated in Denderah, Egypt [1]

- 1924
Kalebdjian Frères, Paris, France

1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Kalebdjian Frères [2]

Notes:
[1] A letter from Mr. Chassinat from Kalebdjian Frères dating December 5, 1924 states the object was "discovered in 1912 in Denderah (Upper Egypt) in one of the ruined houses which surrounded the temple of Hathor, amid a lot of objects in precious metals...The examination of those which escaped destruction permits us to affirm that it concerns a part of the treasure of the Temple of Hathor" [SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 5, 1924.

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