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Metal in the Ptolemaic Period
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Gold
In this period jewellery is most often produced in a Hellenistic tradition. The exact dating is not certain. An early Roman date for some of these pieces is also possible.
bracelet
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ring
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beads
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earrings
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hollow gold snake bracelet
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beads
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Silver
earrings
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bead
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compare: rings
Bronze
Bronze is still the main metal, used for tools, weapons and in arts (the dating to the Ptolemaic Period is not always certain).
a vessel
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corkscrew curl fragments, from figure
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a bowl
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spatalus
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amulet: boy in the mouth of a crocodile
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