egypt-museum:Silver Bracelet of Queen Hetepheres ISome of the earliest silver objects unearthed in E
egypt-museum:Silver Bracelet of Queen Hetepheres ISome of the earliest silver objects unearthed in Egypt is this rare silver bracelet, once belonged to Queen Hetepheres I, inlaid with semi-precious stones in the form of a butterfly. Made out of silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and carnelian. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2575-2550 BC. From the Tomb of Hetepheres I, G 7000X near the Great Pyramid of Giza. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. -- source link