Beads

Museum number:
6-11566
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3550 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
beads: two of faience, one copper; seal of green stone
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3550 (50), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; G3550
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:
Faience (composite material)
Person depicted:
Khepri (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
small beads:— length 2 millimeters, scarab:— width 7 millimeters, scarab:— length 15 millimeters, scarab:— width 5 millimeters, and scarab:— 3 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 6-11566, described as beads: two of faience, one copper; seal of green stoneHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 6-11566, described as beads: two of faience, one copper; seal of green stone
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 6-11566, described as beads: two of faience, one copper; seal of green stone

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