File:EB1911 Jewelry - Queen Aah-hotp bracelet.jpg

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English: From jewelry in the coffin of Queen Aah-hotp, discovered in 1859 by Mariette in the entrance to the valley of the tombs of the kings and now preserved in the Cairo museum: a bracelet, similar to those in modern use, and worn by all persons of rank. It is formed of two pieces joined by a hinge, and is decorated with figures in repoussé on a ground inlaid with lapis lazuli
Date published 1911
Source Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 15, 1911, “Jewelry,” p. 365, Fig. 7.
Author unknown jeweler and draftsman
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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