Beads

Museum number:
6-14256
Permalink:
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Description:
Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]
Collection place:
Tomb 3261 (61), Cemetery 3200, Naga-ed-Der
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Amethyst, Faience (composite material), and Garnet (mineral)
Person depicted:
Horus (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amulets and Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 2 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 3 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 4 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 5 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 6 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 7 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 8 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 9 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 10 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 11 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 12 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 13 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 14 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 15 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 16 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 17 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 18 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 19 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 20 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 21 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 22 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 23 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 24 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 25 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 26 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 27 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]Hearst Museum object 28 of 28 titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 6-14256, described as Beads: 5 green spherical, 1 black spherical, 1 blue barrel-shaped, 1 red barrel-shaped, 1 amethyst barrel-shaped, 1 green bird amulet, 1 stone. [inv.: 7 faience beads, 1 amethyst ball bead, 1 biconical garnet bead]

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