BRACELET OF QUEEN AHHOTEP

    Identity:         Ahhotep, Queen
   
Material:      Gold, Lapis Lazuli  
  
  Period:          New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
    
Reign:           Ahmose

Dimensions:
   
Diameter:    5.5 cm
  
  Height:         3.4 cm
    
Weight:       96 g

      This bracelet is made of rigid gold with lapis lazuli inlays. It consists of half cylinders bordered by a flat rim, while the scenes and hieroglyphs which adorn it, are cut in gold by a chisel. The representations in this ornamental piece recognize the king as the legitimate descendant of divine pharaohs.

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