Jewellery from the Treasure of Dahshur

Planche de la publication de Jacques de Morgan sur le trésor de Dahchour.
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This colour plate fromFouilles à Dahchour  by Jacques de Morgan shows the contents of one of the gilded wooden chests that make up the Treasure of Dahshur. A paragraph is devoted to each find.

For example, find number 12 at the top of the page is described as follows: "Necklace composed of multiple spherical pendants with segments encrusted with carnelian, emerald and lapis lazuli. Each ball is attached to part of the necklace by a gold wire pierced with a hole through its upper section.”

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Vist the site : Jacques de Morgan