Necklace

 

The necklace below was very valuable, so whoever wore it was very wealthy. In ancient Egypt, people didn’t know about cut stones. So uncut stones, what the necklace is made of, were quite valuable and rare. The stones were carnelian, jasper, and serpentine. It is 44 cm long, and was used between 1549 and 1298 BC.

 

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