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Middle Kingdom
One of the complete burial groups excavated at Meir belonged to the Steward Hapiankhtifi. When the mummy was unwrapped numerous objects were discovered: a model dagger and sheath, two mirrors, a bat amulet, jewelry, and a ceremonial flail. The necklace here is made out of obsidian ball beads that are capped in silver.
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Title: Necklace of Hapiankhtifi
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir, Tomb of Hapiankhtifi, Mummy, Khashaba excavations, 1910–12
Medium:
Black obsidian ball beads; silver caps
Silver
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1912
Accession Number: 12.183.13a, b
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