Reproduction
Object Category
amulets
Description
Gold amulet, very fine; cylinder with gold casing on copper core; 3600 small globules of gold soldered on to casing to form a series of triangles; loop on one end for suspension. Hollow interior, in which conservation revealed three copper wire balls (one in pieces) and organic material, now stored separately in capsule. One of the earliest and finest examples of granulation.
Collection Place
Harageh
Collector
Collection Method
excavation
Publications
- Engelbach, Reginald, Harageh, p. 16, Pl. 59 (Reg?), Pl 14.5
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use
- Stevenson, Alice, The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections
- Trope, Betsy Teasley, Excavating Egypt. Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, 137
- Ogden, Jack, Interpreting the Past: Ancient Jewellery, 52
Production Period
(circa) late Middle Kingdom
Production Date
2024 BC - 1700 BC
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Associated Person
Associated Period
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC6482
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
