Wegner has carried out fieldwork in Egypt since 1990, working at the sites of Giza, Bersheh, and Abydos. Jennifer Houser Wegner, guest curator of Sacred Adornment, is an associate curator in the Egyptian Section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. By examining the materials and symbols present in these ornaments, we can come away with a deeper understanding of the complex ideas that guided the artists, as well as the hopes and beliefs of those who first wore this jewelry in ancient times.ĭr.
Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt, a stunning new exhibition at Glencairn Museum, explores religious beliefs as expressed in the Museum’s collection of ancient Egyptian jewelry.
