Egyptian revival necklace
Jewellery
2020.6.22.15.JW.NC.C1925.FR
Description
Long Art Deco necklace consisting of small rectangular celluloid plates with two larger pentagon parts with embossed brass sphynxes, and a large pendant with a head of a pharaoh, and two tassels.Although not the first time in history when the west was consumed with all things Egyptian, it was the 1920s where this love of Egyptian history was most intense. It all has to do with the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. In 1922, Howard Carter entered the interior chambers of the tomb.
King Tut's tomb contained some of the most complete examples of ancient Egyptian style. Of course the most incredible thing found was a stone sarcophagus containing three coffins nested within each other. Inside the final coffin, which was made out of solid gold, was the mummy of the boy-king Tutankhamen, preserved for more than 3,000 years. This 'find' was to become a ‘movement’ within the world or art, fashion, and architecture as the images of the artifacts swept the world.
Materials
CelluloidBrass
Origin
vers 1925 FranceDimensions
Width : 7.5 cmLength : 42.5 cm