Jewelry Elements for a Broad Collar. Dimensions: h. 13 cm (5 1/8 in); w. 43 cm (16 15/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Akhenaten. Date: ca. 1353-1336 BC.These faience necklace elements were excavated at Amarna. The beads include palm fronds (green); lotus petals (white); dates (green, blue, and red); bunches of grapes (dark blue); cornflowers (green, blue, and white); persea fruit (yellow); and dom-palm fruit (red). The individual beads were made in molds and small ring beads were attached later to allow stringing. The elements shown here were intended for a collar necklace, so rings were attached at top and bottom so that the beads could interlock two strings. The triangular necklace terminal in the shape of a lotus blossom was pierced with holes for the necklace threads before it was fired.These elements come from houses in the North Suburb of Amarna where there were areas with a high density of faience molds and pendant suggesting production took place in the area. Mu