Floral Collars from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache. Dimensions: 09.184.214: diam. 40 (15 3/4 in); d. 17 cm ( 6 11/16); diam. of faience disk beads 0.5 cm (3/16 in)09.184.215: diam. 44 cm (17 5/16 in); d. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in)09.184.216: diam. 47 cm (18 1/2 in); d. 17 cm (6 11/16 in); diam. disk beads 0.5 cm (3/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Tutankhamun. Date: ca. 1336-1327 B.C..These remarkably well preserved floral collars, from the embalming cache of Tutankhamun, illustrates how the broad collars so frequently depicted in Egyptian tomb paintings were made. Alternating rows of flower petals and blossoms, leaves, berries, and blue faience beads were sewn to a papyrus backing, and linen ties secured the collar around the wearer's neck. Some of the flora used in the Tutankhamun collars have been identified as olive leaves, cornflowers, and poppies. Several collars in the cache were bound around the edge with red cloth, and the resulting combination of red, blue, black, and gree