Beads on original string: 40 blue glaze pear-shaped, string blue glaze discs; blue white amethyst, carnelian--mixed. [inv.: Ball, Cylindrical, and Drop beads]
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 291, Cemetery 100, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 100; Tomb 291 Cemetery 100
Culture or time period:
11th Dynasty of Egypt (2125–1985 BC), 12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC), 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC), 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC), and 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903
Materials:
Amethyst, Carnelian, and Faience (composite material)