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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.e
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Location
108C African Jewelry and Metalwork
Print
A wide silver cylinder forms a hollow band resting vertically on a gray stone base. A dense network of fine, intersecting scratches and small indentations textures the muted gray surface, which features dark tarnished spots and subtle highlights. The circular edges are thin and slightly irregular, while the vertical sides exhibit a subtle inward curve. Standing taller than its width, the object is silhouetted against a dark, neutral background.

Element of Wig Decoration

1980–1801 BCE

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

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