Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . ers would have been too much for the delicateframework, and it must have beenmade expressly to be placed in a,i tomb. The second diadem has analternative pattern of rosettes andlyres formed of gold, carnelian, lapislazuli, red jasper, and felspar. The ornaments of Queen xAah-hotep are far more substantial, andwere made for use by the was the wife of Karnes,a king of the Seventeenth Dynasty,and she was probably the motherMirror of of Aahmes I., first king of theEi
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . ers would have been too much for the delicateframework, and it must have beenmade expressly to be placed in a,i tomb. The second diadem has analternative pattern of rosettes andlyres formed of gold, carnelian, lapislazuli, red jasper, and felspar. The ornaments of Queen xAah-hotep are far more substantial, andwere made for use by the was the wife of Karnes,a king of the Seventeenth Dynasty,and she was probably the motherMirror of of Aahmes I., first king of theEighteenth Dynasty. Her mummyhad been stolen by one of the robber bands thatinfested the Theban necropolis towards the close ofthe Twentieth Dynasty. They buried the royalcorpse till they had an opportunity of despoiling itunobserved. They were probably seized and executedbefore they were able to carry out their project. Thesecret of their hiding-place remained undiscovereduntil some Arab diggers hit on the spot in equipment provided for this queen consistedalmost, entirely of womens gear, jewellery, and. Fig. 331Queen Aahhotep FUNERARY PARURE OF QUEEN AAHHOTEP. 361 weapons ; there was a fan handle laminated withgold and a mirror of bronze-gilt with an ebony handleending in a gold lotus flower (fig. 331). The bracelets are of various types. Some wereintended for anklets or to be placed on the upper partof the arm. These are plain gold circles either solidor hollow, edged with a species of filigree made ofplaited gold wire. Others were intended for thewrist, and they are made of beads in gold, lapis lazuli,
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