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Element of Wig Decoration

1980–1801 BCE

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

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Medium
silver
Measurements
Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.795.f
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Location
108C African Jewelry and Metalwork
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Print
A silver jewelry element, a wide vertical band, features a muted gray metal surface occasionally tarnished with dark brown spots. The hollow cylindrical form has a small notch at the center of its top edge. Numerous fine, crisscrossing scratches texture the exterior, and its thin top and bottom edges appear slightly uneven. The piece rests vertically on a textured stone base against a solid dark background.

Element of Wig Decoration

1980–1801 BCE

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

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