Reproduction
amulets
Descrizione
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.
Harageh
excavation
Documentation
- 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
() Middle Kingdom
Data
2024 BC - 1700 BC
Materiale
Tecnica
Dimensioni
Numero oggetto
LDUCE-UC6482
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
