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Bracelet fragment with cartouche of of Nefertari

1295–1186 B.C.
FindspotThebes, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver with stone inlays and frit beads
DimensionsHeight x width: 4 x 3.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number04.1954
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from the Valley of the Queens (Thebes), Tomb of Queen Nefertari (QV 66). 1904: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (04.1953-04.1956, 04.1766-04.1769) for £40. (Accession Date: January 1, 1904)
Pectoral
1783–1550 B.C.
Earring
525–330 B.C.
Pendant on a chain
1070–712 B.C.
Aegis of Isis
945–712 B.C.
Presentoir
Wenzel Jamnitzer
third quarter of 16th century
Bed with inlays (reproduction)
Joseph Gerte
1700–1550 B.C.
Reproduction of bracelet of Queen Hetepheres
William J. Young
1947 (from 2575–2465 B.C. original)
Head of a priest
1st–2nd century A.D.