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Bracelet of Sheshonq II
JE 72184 B Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Gold, Lapis
Lazuli, Carnelian, White Faience
Size: Height: 4.6 cm; Maximum Internal Diameter: 6.1 cm, Maximum
External Diameter: 7 cm
Location: Tanis, Tomb of Psusennes I, Burial Chamber
of Sheshonq II
Excavator: P. Montet's Excavations of 1939
Period: 22nd Dynasty, Reign of Sheshonq I (945-924 BC)
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Seven bracelets were found placed around this pharaoh's
wrists which formed pairs on each arm. Hence, there is a
twin of this rigid bracelet, which is composed of two
gold semicircles linked by hinges. Obviously the fine
decorations are dominated by a striking image of a wedjat
eye.
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