Bangle
1850-1899 (made)
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These plain copper bracelets were described as ‘Modern Egyptian, originally forming a single penannular armlet’ when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904. Although their shape is unusual there is no evidence that they have been cut down from a wider original, and they may represent a type which has been lost in the intervening years, or may come from another region. Copper bracelets are much more common further south.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy |
| Brief description | Pair of plain penannular copper alloy band bracelets with narrow triangular cross-section, Egypt, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Pair of plain copper penannular bracelets each made from a strip of metal, flat on the inside and slightly curved on the outside, which is flat at the bottom and rises to a point at the top, so that it has a narrow triangular section. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Edmond Dresden |
| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Pair of Bracelets of bronze, originally forming a single penannular armlet of lenticular section. / Quite plain, each of triangular section. / Modern Egyptian. / Each, diam. 2 1/2 in., W. 5/8' |
| Summary | These plain copper bracelets were described as ‘Modern Egyptian, originally forming a single penannular armlet’ when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904. Although their shape is unusual there is no evidence that they have been cut down from a wider original, and they may represent a type which has been lost in the intervening years, or may come from another region. Copper bracelets are much more common further south. |
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| Accession number | 327&A-1904 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2003 |
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