Item TAA iii.40.9 - Pendant with cabochon plaque: box (21), metal and glass

Identity area

Reference code

TAA iii.40.9

Title

Pendant with cabochon plaque: box (21), metal and glass

Date(s)

  • c. 1950s-1960s (Creation)
  • c. 1922-1939 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 glass pendant in metal mount

Context area

Name of creator

(1874-1939)

Name of creator

(1879-1940)

Name of creator

Name of creator

(1867-1945)

Name of creator

Name of creator

(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)

Archival history

Acquired from an online auction site by Elizabeth Fleming.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

  • Tutankhamun-related jewellery element.
  • Rectangular cabochon plaque, with depiction of front of box 21 [Carter 21], double scene of Tutankhamun as sphinx trampling enemies.
  • Opaque cream-coloured pressed glass, design highlighted in black, set in a later goldtone metal mount with suspension loops on verso.
  • Textile cord with metal fastenings (not original).
  • Plaque: Not indicated, but almost certainly produced by the Neiger Brothers, date uncertain, c. 1922-1930s..
  • Mount: Affixed to verso, small metal label "CHICO'S", c. 1950s-1960s.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

  • Cabochon with mount: 3.9 x 5.5 x 0.8 cms (max.)

Allied materials area

Related units of description

TAA iii.40.8: same cabochon design, although a different colour.

Publication note