Bead

Museum number:
6-22009
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Accession number:
Acc.63/195
Description:
bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 521, Cemetery 500, El Ahaiwah
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb 521
Culture or time period:
20th Dynasty of Egypt (1186–1069 BC) and 21st Dynasty of Egypt (1069–945 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Calcite and Gold leaf
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mmHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mmHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mmHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mmHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mmHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 6-22009, described as bead of calcium crystal lined with gold leaf; diameter 18 mm

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