Casket with Bracelets
JE 53265 and 53266-52281 Cairo Antiquities Museum
Casket
Material: Gilded Wood
Size: Length 41.9 CM; Width 33.7 CM; Height 21.8 CM BraceletsMaterial: Silver inlaid with Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli and Turquoise
Size: Diameter 9-11 CM Location: Giza, Tomb of Hetepheres I (G 7000 X)
Excavator: Discovered by G. Reisner in 1925
Period: 4th Dynasty, Reign of Sneferu (2575-2551 BC)
Photographer: Unknown
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