Mixed beads

Museum number:
6-11594
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3594 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Beads: Two carnelian, one calcite, one cylindrical white bead-possibly shell or ceramic, one green stone.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3594 (94), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; Grave 3594
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:
1901-1903
Materials:
Bone (material), Calcite, Carnelian, and Faience (composite material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mixed beads, accession number 6-11594, described as Beads: Two carnelian, one calcite, one cylindrical white bead-possibly shell or ceramic, one green stone.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mixed beads, accession number 6-11594, described as Beads: Two carnelian, one calcite, one cylindrical white bead-possibly shell or ceramic, one green stone.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mixed beads, accession number 6-11594, described as Beads: Two carnelian, one calcite, one cylindrical white bead-possibly shell or ceramic, one green stone.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mixed beads, accession number 6-11594, described as Beads: Two carnelian, one calcite, one cylindrical white bead-possibly shell or ceramic, one green stone.

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