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Bracelet

New Kingdom
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
The beads strung together here were found scattered in the area of the right wrist of one of the children buried in the tomb of Hatnefer (see 36.3.1). They were restrung based on the numbers of the various types and colors of beads. Because the beads were found near the child's wrist, they have been interpreted as part of a bracelet, though the use of wallet beads is more common on girdles (see 26.8.60).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bracelet
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
  • Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, burial 1b, wrist, MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: Glazed steatite, faience
  • Dimensions: Overall: L. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
    Wallet beads: H. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); Greatest th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.25
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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