Cuff Bracelets Decorated with Cats, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1425 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the 3 Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Gold, carnelian, lapis-lazuli, turquoise glass, l. 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in); w. 5.1 cm (2 in); th. 2.2 cm (7/8 in), The cats on this bracelet are similar to elements of royal jewelry dating to the beginning of Dynasty 18. The animal was sacred to the goddess Bastet, the benign counterpart of Sakhmet who incorporated the fierceness of a lioness
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Cuff, Bracelets Decorated, Cats, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1479–1425 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, D, Tomb, 3 Foreign Wives, Thutmose III, Gold, carnelian, lapis-lazuli, turquoise glass, l, 16.8 cm, 6 5/8, w, 5.1, 2, th, 2.2, 7/8, cats, bracelet, elements, royal jewelry, dating, animal, sacred, goddess Bastet, benign counterpart, Sakhmet, incorporated, fierceness, lioness
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