Faience Bracelets
MIDDLE KINGDOM
1981 - 1640 BCE
This matching set of bracelets is constructed using a square stitch with alternating rows of ceramic tubular beads. The terminals feature a twined linen cord for fastening about the wrist. Matching sets of bracelets, armlets and anklets are a common feature in both Middle and New Kingdom artworks and burials.
Artwork Details
Medium: Ceramic beads, linen cord
Period: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th - 13th Dynasty
Date: ca. 1981-1640 BCE
Geography: Memphite Region, Lower Egypt
Reference: 22.1.259, 22.1.255, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954E, 954 F, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
30.4.48, Menna and Family Hunting in the Marshes, Tomb of Menna, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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