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DescriptionEB1911 Jewelry - Egypt XIIth Dynasty pectoral (2).jpg |
English: Jewels of five princesses of the XIIth Dynasty (c. 2400 B.C.), the result of the excavations of J. de Morgan at Dāhshur in 1894-1895: Gold pectoral worked à jour (with the interstices left open); on the front side it is inlaid with coloured stones, the fine cloisons being the only portion of the gold that is visible; on the back, the gold surfaces are most delicately carved, in low relief. |
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Date | published 1911 | ||||
Source | Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 15, 1911, “Jewelry,” Plate I (between pp. 366 and 367), Fig. 35. | ||||
Author | Memphite jewellers of Egypt's XIIth Dynasty; photographer not credited | ||||
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