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Bracelet of Wah

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Not on view
Wah's broad collar, anklets and bracelets were made as funerary ornaments for the burial and were found in the layers of linen wrapping that were closest to the body; the collar had been tied around the neck, and the bracelets and anklets had been laid over the lower arms and legs. They are all made of a ceramic material called Egyptian faience. Beaded jewelry sets of this type are illustrated in the object friezes that decorate many Middle Kingdom coffins, and fragmentary examples have been found in numerous tombs of the period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bracelet of Wah
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
  • Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), Mummy, MMA excavations, 1920
  • Medium: Faience, linen thread
    Cord or Thread
  • Dimensions: Overall length 45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.); beads only 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.3.3
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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