Meret Necklace

Necklace Meret

BZ400172
Jewel inspired by a funerary mask from the Roman period. This type of earrings called "crotalia" (after a text by Pliny the Elder) were widespread throughout the Roman Empire.

The masks, like the painted portraits, were affixed to Roman mummies, especially in the necropolises of the most Hellenised...
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Avoid contact with water, chemicals and cosmetics
Materials
Pearl, Brass
Artist
Anonymous
Art movement
Egyptian Antiquities
Reference
BZ400172
EAN
3336729158027
Model dimensions
47cm x 2cm x 5.5cm
Packaging
Louvre Pouch 110x120mm
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée du Louvre

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