Rings and necklace, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah, 1920, Carnelian and linen thread; blue-glazed steatite and linen thread; carnelian, turquoise, moss agate, amethyst, milky quartz, green-glazed steatite, and twisted linen cord, Sweret bead: 1.1 × 2 cm (7/16 × 13/16 in.), Wah's jewelry was revealed when his mummy was x-rayed in 1939. To no one's surprise, the films showed that Wah's body had been adorned with typical funerary jewelry of the early Middle Kingdom: a broad collar, bracelets, and anklets made of the blue ceramic substance called faience
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