Bracelet Gallery

The meeting of Eliezer and Rebecca at the well, 19th century. Creator: H Robinson

The meeting of Eliezer and Rebecca at the well, 19th century. Biblical scene, from Genesis 24: 22: And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold'. Abraham's servant Eliezer gives Rebecca jewels to seal her betrothal to Isaac, after she had demonstrated kindness in offering water to Eliezer's camels. Engraving after a painting of 1701 by Antoine Coypel, in the Louvre Museum in Paris

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Gold A bracelet A from A the tomb of Amenemope mounted

Gold  bracelet  from  the tomb of Amenemope mounted with a lapis lazuli scarab bearing aloft the gold solar disc. The tubular bracelet is also set with carnelian and other semi-precious stones. On the rear are cartouches bearing the royal names of the king's predecessor Psusennes I. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 3rd Intermediate, 21st Dynasty,. Place of Origin: Tanis 993 - 984 BC. Material Size: Gold, faience, stones, h = 6.9 cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 42A

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Bracelet with Wedjat eye, Ancient Egyptian, 22nd dynasty, c890 BC. Artist: Werner Forman

Bracelet with Wedjat eye, Ancient Egyptian, 22nd dynasty, c890 BC. Found at Tanis. Made from gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and white faience. One of a pair of bracelets found on the Pharaoh Shoshenq II's body with representations of the Wedjat eye upon a basket. The eyes are depictions of the eyes of the God Horus with the left representing the Sun and the right the Moon. By wearing these bracelets the King would be protected and guided by the God into eternity. From the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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