Reproduction
Object Category
jewellery
Description
Gold leaf bracelet; the gold is wrapped around a core of what appears to be plaster; described by Petrie as "white paste". There is a hinge and an opening with a pin (now missing) which would have held a loop within the other end of the tube. Probably intended to be worn on the wrist.
Publications
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, 7, pl. V.61
Production Period
(possible) Late Period - () Ptolemaic Period
Material
Technique
Dimensions
diameter: 6.5 cms
thickness: 0.8 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC58061
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology