Beads

Museum number:
6-2142
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54
Description:
Mass of green shell beads
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 4160 (660), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; Tomb 660
Culture or time period:
2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC) and 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Shell (animal material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
October 8, 1902
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Beads, accession number 6-2142, described as Mass of green shell beadsHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Beads, accession number 6-2142, described as Mass of green shell beadsHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Beads, accession number 6-2142, described as Mass of green shell beads
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 6-2142, described as Mass of green shell beads

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