Item TAA iii.40.5 - Necklace: Tutankhamun seated, green glass

1 glass bead necklace

Acquired from an online auction site by Elizabeth Fleming.

Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.

• Tutankhamun-related jewellery.
• Necklace, pendant depicting Tutankhamun seated on recto and verso, with a mix of scarab-shaped, cylindrical and round beads.
• Opaque green pressed glass with original(?) knotted string cord.
• Not indicated, but almost certainly produced by the Neiger Brothers.

Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

• Overall length for pendant and bead chain: 47.5 cm
• Pendant: 4.7 x 3.2 x 0.8 cms (max.)
• Scarab bead: 1.5 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm (max.)

• TAA iii.40.6: same bead and pendant design, although a different colour and bead arrangement.