ID: 700000204 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000204	Record Type: Movable Work

Bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto (bracelet (jewelry); unknown Ancient Egyptian; 1st century BCE)

Note: Discovered at Pyramid N6, Meroe, Sudan. The bracelet comprises two halves connected by hinges decorated with representations of gods. The ornamentation includes rosettes and a ram's head in front of a chapel of Amu.

Titles:

Bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto (preferred,C,U,TR,English-P,U,U)

Oberarmreif der Königin Amanishakheto (C,U,RP,German-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

bracelet (jewelry) [300045991] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, jewelry, <jewelry by location>, <jewelry worn on arms and hands>)

Classifications:

costume / clothing (preferred)

Creation Date: 1st century BCE

Creator Display:

unknown Ancient Egyptian [preferred,VP]

creator unknown Ancient Egyptian (Ancient Egyptian cultural designation) [500202838]

patron Amanishakheto (Ancient Egyptian queen, 41-12 BCE) [500353473]

Locations:

Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection (Berlin, Berlin state, Germany) [500125790] National Museums in Berlin, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: ÄM 1644

Discovery: Meroë [7000856] Nile (state), Sudan (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: gold and enamel

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

	enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

Dimensions: 9.6 x 3 cm; 3 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm

Cultures:

Ancient Egyptian (preferred)

General Subject:

apparel (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	jewelry [300209286]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories) (AAT)

	ram (animal) [300250287]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Artiodactyla (order), Bovidae (family), Ovis (genus), <sheep by sex or age>) (AAT)

	rosette (motif) [300009972]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, plant-derived motifs) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Additional Notes:

German ..... Oberarmschmuck der Königin Amanishakheto aus ihrer Pyramide (N6) in Meroe, Sudan. Das Armband besteht aus zwei Hälften, die verbindenden Scharniere sind mit Götterdarstellungen verdeckt. Die Ornamentierung der Armbandflächen wird durch kleine getriebene Figuren (Uräen, Rosetten) und Muster in Zellenschmelzarbeit gebildet. Den Mittelpunkt bildet der Widderkopf des Amun vor einer Kapelle

Sources and Contributors:
Bracelet of Queen Amanishakheto	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Oberarmreif der Königin Amanishakheto	........ [IfM-SMB-PK,VP]
	........ Staatliche Museen zu Berlin database (2000-) http://www.smb.museum/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objID=2

Subject: ....... [VP,IfM-SMB-PK]

....................... Staatliche Museen zu Berlin database (2000-) http://www.smb.museum/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objID=2

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Staatliche Museen zu Berlin database (2000-)
German	..... [VP,IfM-SMB-PK]
	..... Staatliche Museen zu Berlin database (2000-)