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Sidelock (one of a pair)

1980–1801 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12

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Medium
Electrum (?) over a clay-bulked resinous core
Measurements
Overall: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.795.b
Public Domain
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Location
108C African Jewelry and Metalwork
Print
Silver electrum tapers and curves vertically to form a sidelock. At the top, the metallic skin is worn away, revealing a dark brown resinous core with two jagged, pointed protrusions extending upward. Patches of green patina and small pits mark the reflective surface. Moving downward, the silver form terminates in a tight spiral curling to the left, creating a contrast between the polished metal and the rough material exposed at the broken crest.

Sidelock (one of a pair)

1980–1801 BCE

Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12

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