Beads
- Accession Number
- EC987
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Bead(s), Loose bead(s)
- Materials
- Faience | Stone/minerals | Stone/minerals (Amethyst) | Stone/minerals (Lapis lazuli)
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
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Unfinished blue stone beads. Some of them have extra faience to complete the bead leaving a hole for the string. There are also some blue tubular and circular faience beads and a small amethyst (?) bead with a drilled hole. Possibly from Amarna.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 30 Sep 2022