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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Snake's Head Pendant with Necklace
Snake head pendants should protect its owner (living or deceased) from outside dangers. They were particularly popular in the New Kingdom. This pendant is part of a necklace of ovoid beads. The beads seem to be ancient as a pendant itself but have been restrung. The pendant is pierced at the neck of the snake.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Joseph Abemayor, Cairo, by 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/8/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/24/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); Amulet H: 1 9/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 7/16 in. (3.97 x 1.49 x 1.07 cm); Bead W: 3/16 x L: 30 1/16 in. (0.5 x 76.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.356
