#second intermediate

Collar: composed of sixty-four long thin cylinders of green with some blue glazed composition strung vertically to form a collar. The beads are graded in size, the shortest at the ends. From the longest cylinder at the centre hangs a green glazed composition amulet of indeterminate shape; it is possibly just a notched cylinder. At each end of the collar is strung a green glazed composition oblate bead.

Inventory Number: 26.7.1373 Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, ca. 1991–1450 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Carnarvon excavations

Inventory Number: 16.10.469 Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1635–1458 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial E 4, On body, MMA excavations, 1915–16

Inventory Number: 23.3.38 Second Intermediate, Late Dynasty 13-early Dynasty 17, ca. 1700 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Iuy (MMA 61), On surface near tomb, MMA excavations, 1922–23

The soles of the sandals are formed of tightly woven papyrus in narrow rows, with three outer bands defining the shape. The thongs are made of thicker strips of flattened reeds.

This small head wearing a bagwig has the somewhat coarse facial features that mark objects commissioned by non-elite members of Egyptian society for placement in their tombs or as temple donations. The wide forehead, puffy cheeks, large eyes, and small slightly smiling mouth are all features that date it to the Second Intermediate Period, a time of political fragmentation in Egypt that saw the creation of lively artworks.

Inventory Number: 16.10.401a Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1635–1458 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 2, Burial D 1, On body, MMA excavations, 1915–16

Inventory Number: 22.3.20a, b Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 17–18, ca. 1580–1479 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Unfinished Temple ("Seankhkare") Valley, Pit Tomb MMA 1008/1016 (Mond 8), MMA excavations, 1920–21