Beads

Museum number:
6-20809a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210620809a@2dc
Alternate number:
645
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
beads: amethyst, carnelian, blue stone, faience. Bronze beads. Amethyst scarab. XII Dynasty. Middle Empire
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Cemetery 3, Tebtunis, Faiyum region
Verbatim coll. place:
Tebtunis (Umm el Baragat); C.3
Culture or time period:
12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC)
Collector:
Arthur S. Hunt and Bernard P. Grenfell
Collection date:
1899-1900
Materials:
Amethyst, Bronze (metal), and Carnelian
Person depicted:
Khepri (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
b:— 3 millimeters, b:— width 3 millimeters, b:— 3 millimeters, and b:— length 13 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 6-20809a-c, described as beads: amethyst, carnelian, blue stone, faience. Bronze beads. Amethyst scarab. XII Dynasty. Middle EmpireHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 6-20809a-c, described as beads: amethyst, carnelian, blue stone, faience. Bronze beads. Amethyst scarab. XII Dynasty. Middle Empire
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 6-20809a-c, described as beads: amethyst, carnelian, blue stone, faience. Bronze beads. Amethyst scarab. XII Dynasty. Middle Empire

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