Ancient Egyptian bracelet fragment from Antinoe Antinoopolis dated AD 400 – 600

Roughly half of an iron bracelet. Made from an iron strip, perhaps stamped or folded, into a castellated design, with studs, possibly copper alloy, at the corner points of each square bend. This has then been bent into a circle. There are two oval sections into the design at what was probably the central point of the bracelet, each with an oval copper alloy piece in its centre. One end of the bracelet is original, and has part of a loop on it.

Ancient Egyptian bracelet fragment from Antinoe Antinoopolis dated AD 400 – 600

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.54.b
  • Material: copper alloy iron
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: J. de M. Johnson
  • Dated: AD 400 - 600
  • Object name: bracelet fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 56mm , Width: 44mm , Depth: 11mm
  • Published references: Johnson J de M Antinoe and its Papyri 1914
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333