A jewelry element in the form of an inlaid bee, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1887–1750 BC, From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, Cemetery A, Tomb 124, Silver, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise, L. 2.9 × H. 2.1 × D. 2.3 cm (1 1/8 × 13/16 × 7/8 in.), This ornament depicts a bee sipping at a flower(?). The insect's wings were once positioned as if the bee had just settled. The three dimensional nature of this ornament is unusual as most ancient Egyptian jewelry was flat or created from flat pieces
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