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Bracelet with Scarab, ca. 1938-1700 B.C.E.. Gold, amethyst, 1 5/16 x 1 x 7 15/16 in. (3.3 x 2.5 x 20.1 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 65.46. Creative Commons-BY.
The soft matte finish and pristine condition of its clasp loops indicate that this bracelet was never worn. Rather, it seems to have been deposited as a funerary offering in an official’s tomb in Byblos.