Beads
- Accession Number
- AR50/3446
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Predynastic case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Bead(s), String of beads
- Materials
- Faience | Shell | Stone/minerals (Turquoise)
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant, Grave 1675
- Number of Elements
- 9
- Measurements
- Height: 7mm | Length: 5mm (for largest bead)
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Nine beads from Armant. They comprise of shell rings in various brown shades, and one bead of turquoise or faience in a heart shape.
- Other Identity
- B.33 | 1675
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
- Excavation Details
-
Egypt Exploration Society
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)