Mineral beads

Museum number:
6-21914
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
[A] 57 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.63/195
Description:
Beads: 7 steatite (?), 3 carnelian, 2 chalcedony (?).
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 57, Cemetery 100, El Ahaiwah
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb 57
Culture or time period:
Naqada III/'Dynasty 0' (ca. 3200–3000 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Carnelian, Chalcedony, and Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mineral beads, accession number 6-21914, described as Beads: 7 steatite (?), 3 carnelian, 2 chalcedony (?).Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mineral beads, accession number 6-21914, described as Beads: 7 steatite (?), 3 carnelian, 2 chalcedony (?).Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mineral beads, accession number 6-21914, described as Beads: 7 steatite (?), 3 carnelian, 2 chalcedony (?).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mineral beads, accession number 6-21914, described as Beads: 7 steatite (?), 3 carnelian, 2 chalcedony (?).

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