Bracelet of Queen Ahhotep

This bracelet of Queen Ahhotep is formed with two semicircles. Gold and lapis lazuli were used to create its beautiful two-color decoration.

The right semicircle depicts Geb, the god of earth, wearing the double crown and seated on the throne. His hands rest on a sign of protection that is on the shoulder and arm of the king kneeling before him.

The other half of the bracelet is engraved with a falcon and a jackal-headed figure representing the souls of Pe and Nekhen, the mythical ancestors of the rulers of Egypt before unification.

From Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, West Thebes. Second Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, ca. 1560-1530 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 4684