Image code: 21631

Pair of bracelets of Ramesses II

Each bracelet is made of gold and consists of two parts, joined by a hinge. The decoration is made of granules and is based on geometric motifs. The upper part depicts a duck (or goose) with a double head and its neck turned backwards, whose body is formed from a fragment of lapis lazuli, the tail also has a geometric granular decoration; in the lower part there are seventeen parallel smooth or striped bars joined through a sheet of gold next to the clasp are embossed cartouches of Ramesses II, suggesting that the bracelets were a gift from the ruler to the cat goddess Bastet.

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