EB1911 Jewelry - Egypt XIIth Dynasty pectoral (2)

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Memphite jewellers of Egypt's XIIth Dynasty; photographer not credited

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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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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, 1928. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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Public domain

Credit:

Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 15, 1911, “Jewelry,” Plate I (between pp. 366 and 367), Fig. 35.

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