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Material : Gold and Lapis Lazuli
Thickness : 1 . 7 Diameter : 7 . 7
Found in : Tanis , Tomb Iii , Antechamber , Grave of Sheshonq II (1940)
Period : Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: XXII
Archeologist : Pierre Montet
The bracelet of Sheshonq II , Pharaoh from the 22nd Dynasty , was discovered in his tomb in the Temple of Amun Ra at Tanis .
It is one of the funerary objects that were wrapped in the mummy of the pharaoh .
The bracelet consists of a plain gold ring centered with a cylindrical Mesopotamian seal . The central seal or the Akkadian seal is made of dark blue lapis lazuli was usually used for ornamenting the bracelets during the 3rd millennium .
The seal is adorned with various scenes of mythical heroes and rampant animals like lions . There are also some depictions for some Pharaonic deities and other paintings with highly symbolic values . The seal was moving to allow seeing the decorations on all its sides .
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