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Bracelets(?)
Egyptian
Predynastic Period, Naqada I
3850–3650 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Egypt, Khor Bahan, Cemetery 17, Grave 48
Medium/Technique
Tortoise shell(?)
Dimensions
Overall (largest): 1 x 0.2 x 8.8 cm (3/8 x 1/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Archaeological Survey of Nubia
Accession Number17/48
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets
Description41 fragments of semicircular shell bracelets(?) of varying sizes. Many are narrowed to a broad point at one end, perhaps indicating these were tortoise ribs.
ProvenanceBahan. (ASn 17/48). 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition for the Archaeological Survey of Nubia; awarded to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.