Tucan-Tiki opened this issue on Feb 29, 2020 · 9 posts
FVerbaas posted Wed, 04 March 2020 at 3:19 PM Forum Coordinator
Not quite as shiny but a lot more authentic: LaFemme wearing the 'Broad Collar of Wah',
Broad Collar of Wah
ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
This broad collar is one of the finest examples of its type from the early Middle Kingdom. It was carefully designed using beads of diminishing lengths to create the curved form. Although a few areas needed reinforcing with modern thread, the stringing is almost entirely original. The collar is part of a set of funerary jewelry belonging to Wah, the estate manager of Meketre.
Wah's broad collar, anklets, and bracelets were made as funerary ornaments for the burial and were found in the layers of linen wrapping that were closest to the body; the collar had been tied around the neck, the bracelets and anklets had been laid over the lower arms and legs. They are all made of a ceramic material called Egyptian faience. Beaded jewelry sets of this type are illustrated in the object friezes that decorate many Middle Kingdom coffins, and fragmentary examples have been found in numerous tombs of the period.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 105
Public Domain
Object Details
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), Mummy, in wrappings on chest, MMA excavations, 1920
Medium: Faience, linen thread
Dimensions: H. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.); W. 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Accession Number: 40.3.2
I made this as a proof of concept, using some shortcuts. The image 'cut' can do with improvements (see the rough edges) and the mesh is now a tri-mesh where for a final product one would probably use radial quad here.can be done easily provided you invest the time. If there is interest I can provide the files.