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Jewellery in the New Kingdom (about 1550-1069 BC)
New types of jewellery were introduced in the Second Intermediate Period and the early New Kingdom, in some cases probably from Nubia.
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ear rings
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finger rings
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Other older types such as broad collars, bracelets, pectorals etc. were still used.
Examples of personal adornments shown in art.
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hand with bracelet
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man with broad collar
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goddess with broad collar
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official with necklace
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Examples of personal adornments
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Reconstructed bead necklace; found at Amarna. Grape beads, white petal-beads; red poppy petals; red date pendants; yellow mandrakes; yellow ovals; turquoise pendants; greeb and blue corn flowers; green palm-leaf pendants; some beads broken. Eight rows of beads. |
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A set of 24 pendants of stamped gold foil. Bought in Egypt. Probably from a broad collar (Petrie 1927: 23, no. 51) |
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Carnelian floral pendants, on modern stringing. |
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Pectoral made in gold. Pectorals are already known from the Middle Kingdom (about 2025-1700 BC). In the New Kingdom many examples (often in faience) were produced as burial goods. |
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Carnelian beads, strung with 'lily' pendants. |
compare the following tomb groups:
tomb at Gurob | burial at Nubt | Meydum tomb 51 | Meydum, tomb 56 | Meydum tomb 57
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