Necklace with Amulets

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119

This string of beads and amulets was found in the same deposit with a longer string and a well preserved menat necklace. The amulets include several depictions of the god Bes and the goddess Taweret, a standing goddess who may be Nut or Isis, and two scarab beetles.

Necklace with Amulets, Faience (green, yellow, grey); glass (violet)

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.