Bracelet of knots and barrel beads

Unknown

ca. 1000–945 B.C. · Linen, gold, carnelian · Egyptian Art

One of five bracelets found around Henettawy’s right wrist, this strand of two-ply linen cord is strung with four carnelian and three gold barrel beads separated by seventeen regularly-spaced knots. With a total of twenty-four elements, this seems to be in keeping with the twenty-four knots found in the strings around Henettawy’s neck (see 2.53.189a–c), and is almost identical to one of the bracelets found on her left wrist (25.3.191c).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1000–945 B.C.

Medium

Linen, gold, carnelian

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1925