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HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES
24. K 1031 :ii.
Triangular, fragments of several, ivory; h., 1 cm. and 1.2 cm.; w., 0.65 cm.
and 0.6 cm.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
K XVIII B: 79. Rectangular, several on each arm, in fragments; h., 0.5 cm.; w., 0.4 cm.
K XVIII B: ix. Three different lots of fragments:
a. Like 25 and perhaps from the same lot.
b. Flat band, ivory; large diam.; h., 1.3+ cm.
c. Rectangular, ivory, section about 6x6 cm.
K 1803: vi. Flat band, oval section, at least two, ivory; h.,0.5 cm.; w., 0.25 cm.;
Photo. B 2291, No. 6. (Pl. 53, 4, No. 6.)
K B 4: ii. Fragments, ivory.
KB 15: iv. Flat band with horizontal ridge around outside, ivory; h., 2.7 cm.; w.,
0.7 cm.
30. K B 16: ii.
Like 29, above.
And in about the same numbers throughout the whole Nubian field as far as K Cem. N, where the
examples are slightly more numerous. In K Cem. N, the bracelets, as distinguished from the arm-
lets, are usual and have the flat band section (double convex) with an oval form and two rounded
ends which do not meet. The bracelet has a flattened oval form to fit the wrist.
In regard to the distribution it is to be noted:
(a) That the flat band form occurs in all periods.
(b) That the wide band and wide triangular forms are confined to K III and K IV.
(c) That the rectangular form, beginning in K IV, is the common form of K X, K XVI, and
K XVIII.
4. EARSTUDS
Pl. 42, 1
Earstuds are not common in Egypt. At Kerma, only thirty examples, including pairs,
were noted — twenty-eight in the four large tumuli K III, KIV, K X, and K XVI, and two
in the Nubian Cemetery K N. The earstuds in the tumuli were all of one type (Type I) with
a single plate (1 cm. to 2 cm. in diameter), from the back of which rose a short stem (1 cm.
to 2 cm. long) which, being narrowed near the plate, swelled slightly and then contracted
to a rounded point. The plate was flat except in two cases (22 and 26 below) in which it
was plano-convex. In seven cases (3, 5, 8, 12, 22, b, 25, 26), mostly of faience, but one of
ivory like the one-piece studs, the stem and the plate were of separate pieces, joined to-
gether with a round mortise in the plate and a tenon on the stem. The later earstuds from
K Cem. N had two plates, both plano-convex, joined by a short stem (Type II). These
were formed of pottery, not cut out, and were made in one piece.
I have looked in vain for any mention in the publications of earstuds of Type I with
single flat plate, but our expedition has one of ivory recorded from Naga-’d-Der, Sheikh
Farag 153, a tomb of the Middle Kingdom. From the New Kingdom in Egypt, a few
earstuds of Type I with a single plano-convex plate (Type 1-2) have been recorded by
Professor Petrie, but I myself have not found them in the New Kingdom cemeteries of
Der-el-Ballas, El-Ahaiwah, and Zawiet-el-Aryan. He also has recorded double-plate ear-
studs of Type II from the same period, but made of two pieces joined with mortise and
tenon.1
1 The references are as follows: Petrie, Riqqeh, Pl. XVI, No. 7 — Types 1-2 and II—2. Petrie, Hyksos and
Israelite Cities, Pl. XXXVIII, Nos. 23, 24 — Types 1-2 and II-2. Petrie, Illahun, Kahun and Gurob, Pl. XVII,
Nos. 17, 18, and 34 — Type II-2. Wainwright, Labyrinth, Gerzeh and Mazghuneh, Pl. XXI, No. 6, p. 28 (Meydum)
— Type II-2.
HARVARD AFRICAN STUDIES
24. K 1031 :ii.
Triangular, fragments of several, ivory; h., 1 cm. and 1.2 cm.; w., 0.65 cm.
and 0.6 cm.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
K XVIII B: 79. Rectangular, several on each arm, in fragments; h., 0.5 cm.; w., 0.4 cm.
K XVIII B: ix. Three different lots of fragments:
a. Like 25 and perhaps from the same lot.
b. Flat band, ivory; large diam.; h., 1.3+ cm.
c. Rectangular, ivory, section about 6x6 cm.
K 1803: vi. Flat band, oval section, at least two, ivory; h.,0.5 cm.; w., 0.25 cm.;
Photo. B 2291, No. 6. (Pl. 53, 4, No. 6.)
K B 4: ii. Fragments, ivory.
KB 15: iv. Flat band with horizontal ridge around outside, ivory; h., 2.7 cm.; w.,
0.7 cm.
30. K B 16: ii.
Like 29, above.
And in about the same numbers throughout the whole Nubian field as far as K Cem. N, where the
examples are slightly more numerous. In K Cem. N, the bracelets, as distinguished from the arm-
lets, are usual and have the flat band section (double convex) with an oval form and two rounded
ends which do not meet. The bracelet has a flattened oval form to fit the wrist.
In regard to the distribution it is to be noted:
(a) That the flat band form occurs in all periods.
(b) That the wide band and wide triangular forms are confined to K III and K IV.
(c) That the rectangular form, beginning in K IV, is the common form of K X, K XVI, and
K XVIII.
4. EARSTUDS
Pl. 42, 1
Earstuds are not common in Egypt. At Kerma, only thirty examples, including pairs,
were noted — twenty-eight in the four large tumuli K III, KIV, K X, and K XVI, and two
in the Nubian Cemetery K N. The earstuds in the tumuli were all of one type (Type I) with
a single plate (1 cm. to 2 cm. in diameter), from the back of which rose a short stem (1 cm.
to 2 cm. long) which, being narrowed near the plate, swelled slightly and then contracted
to a rounded point. The plate was flat except in two cases (22 and 26 below) in which it
was plano-convex. In seven cases (3, 5, 8, 12, 22, b, 25, 26), mostly of faience, but one of
ivory like the one-piece studs, the stem and the plate were of separate pieces, joined to-
gether with a round mortise in the plate and a tenon on the stem. The later earstuds from
K Cem. N had two plates, both plano-convex, joined by a short stem (Type II). These
were formed of pottery, not cut out, and were made in one piece.
I have looked in vain for any mention in the publications of earstuds of Type I with
single flat plate, but our expedition has one of ivory recorded from Naga-’d-Der, Sheikh
Farag 153, a tomb of the Middle Kingdom. From the New Kingdom in Egypt, a few
earstuds of Type I with a single plano-convex plate (Type 1-2) have been recorded by
Professor Petrie, but I myself have not found them in the New Kingdom cemeteries of
Der-el-Ballas, El-Ahaiwah, and Zawiet-el-Aryan. He also has recorded double-plate ear-
studs of Type II from the same period, but made of two pieces joined with mortise and
tenon.1
1 The references are as follows: Petrie, Riqqeh, Pl. XVI, No. 7 — Types 1-2 and II—2. Petrie, Hyksos and
Israelite Cities, Pl. XXXVIII, Nos. 23, 24 — Types 1-2 and II-2. Petrie, Illahun, Kahun and Gurob, Pl. XVII,
Nos. 17, 18, and 34 — Type II-2. Wainwright, Labyrinth, Gerzeh and Mazghuneh, Pl. XXI, No. 6, p. 28 (Meydum)
— Type II-2.