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Abstract
Short report about a program of collaborative scientific analysis conducted on the famous silver bracelets of Queen Hetepheres, mother of Pyramid-builder king Khufu, held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 16 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| No. | 2019 |
| Specialist publication | CACHE Matters E-Zine |
| Publisher | Macquarie University |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Egypt
- silver
- trade
- Levant
- XRF analyses
- SEM-EDS
- Old Kingdom
- Giza
- jewellery
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MQRC: Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment (CACHE) - MQRC 2019
Power, R., Sowada, K., Ens, E., Keegan, P., Choat, M., Salvemini, F., Davis, G., Sheedy, K., Neil, B., Herberstein, M., Carthey, A., Evans, L., Pryke, L., Kotarba, A., Ralph, T., O'Gorman, E., Worthington, I., Alvarez-Mon, J., Ockinga, B., Keimer, K., Anagnostou, E., Beness, L., Yuen-Collingridge, R., Gore, D., Sowada, K., Chan, S., Binder, S., Woods, A., Hardtke, F., Di Biase-Dyson, C., Mourad-Cizek, A., Westaway, K., Handley, H., Haynes, P., Rampe, M., Lupack, S., Murray, T., Ross, S., Kosnik, M., Russell, S., Miller, F., McLean, J., Houston, D., Collinson, I., Suchet-Pearson, S. & Taylor, M.
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Radio Interview: The silver bracelets of queen Hetepheres I
7/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece
Karin Sowada, Damian Gore, Francis Albarède, Gillan Davis, Timothy D. Murphy & Michele Derrick
30/05/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Conference Keynote Address "Metallurgy and the silver (Ag) bracelets of queen Hetepheres I from early 4th Dynasty Giza"
Karin Sowada (Speaker)
25 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Metallurgy and the silver bracelets of queen Hetepheres from early 4th Dynasty Giza
Karin Sowada (Speaker), Gillan Davis (Speaker), Timothy D. Murphy (Speaker) & Damian Gore (Speaker)
30 Jun 2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Metallurgy and the silver bracelets of queen Hetepheres from early 4th Dynasty Giza
Karin Sowada (Speaker), Gillan Davis (Speaker), Timothy D. Murphy (Speaker) & Damian Gore (Speaker)
30 Jun 2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Analyses of queen Hetepheres' bracelets from her celebrated tomb in Giza reveals new information on silver, metallurgy and trade in Old Kingdom Egypt, c. 2600 BC
Sowada, K., Newman, R., Albarède, F., Davis, G., Derrick, M., Murphy, T. D. & Gore, D., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 49, p. 1-9 9 p., 103978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The origins of silver, and the bracelets of queen Hetepheres I
Sowada, K., Nov 2023, Ancient Egypt, 24, 1, p. 42-47 6 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Old Kingdom: an archaeological perspective
Sowada, K. N. & Grave, P., 2009, Fribourg: Academic Press. 295 p. (Orbis biblicus et orientalis; vol. 237)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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