Bracelet

E919A

From: Egypt | Akhmim

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E919A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Akhmim
Section Egyptian
Materials Horn
Description

Thin round bracelet or ring cut from a (bovine?) horn. The material is variagated with light orangish and dark brown patches, resembling tortoise shell. The bracelet is continuous, with no break. The saw-marks on the flat surfaces cut acros the circle, showing that the original material was round (horn, not tortoise shell).

Credit Line Purchased from Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1894
Other Number ES 919 (part of) - Original Number

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