Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Baqaria Armant

Part of a copper alloy disc, with four concentric circles going around a central dot. The circles are variably spaced and the second from the centre is in fact three very fine circles close together. The metal may have been cleaned as it is a dull colour.

Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Baqaria Armant

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.35.12
  • Material: copper alloy
  • Excavator: O.H. Myers Sir R. Mond
  • Object name: inlay fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 37mm , Width: 33mm , Depth: 0.5mm
  • Published references: Mond R Sir & Myers O H The Bucheum ? 3 1934 pl CXX II
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333