Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . 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 b
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . 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,. fAUchfi^ f**^ Fig. 332.—Bracelet of Queen Aahhotep, bearing cartoucheof Aahmes I. carnclian, or in green felspar, threaded on strips ofgold and arranged in squares, each divided diagonallyin halves of different colours. Two gold plates onwhich the cartouche of Aahmes I. are lightly engravedwith the point form the fastening, and are connectedby means of a gold pin. A very beautiful hingedbracelet belonging to the same king (fig. 332) suggeststo some extent the methods employed in the manu-facture of cloisoiDic enamels. Aahmes is kneelingbefore the god Geb, and his acolytes the genii ofSopu and Khonu. The figures and hieroglyphs are 362 THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. delicately worked with the burin on a gold background is filled in with blue paste and lapislazuli artistically carved. A bracelet of more compli-cated design, but of less fineworkmanship, was placedon the wrist of the Queen(fig- 333). It is of solidgold and consists of threeparallel bands set withturquoises. In front is
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