Royal Egyptian Beaded Lapis Necklace

$125.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art necklaces inspired by The Met collection. This elegant semiprecious lapis necklace is inspired by a four-strand necklace with beads and amulets (ca. 2051–2030 BCE) in The Met collection. The remarkable adornment in the Museum's holdings, crafted during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, belonged to a young girl named Mayet, who was only five years old when she was interred in King Mentuhotep II's funerary complex at Deir el Bahri. Despite her simple burial, her necklaces are some of the finest jewelry that survives…