Nut beads

Museum number:
6-11581
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3565 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Two globular nuts or berries with a diameter of 20mm. Three ovoid nuts.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3579 (79), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; G3579
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:
Nut
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S1971-1972 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (July 14, 1971–February 18, 1976)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Nut beads, accession number 6-11581, described as Two globular nuts or berries with a diameter of 20mm. Three ovoid nuts.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Nut beads, accession number 6-11581, described as Two globular nuts or berries with a diameter of 20mm. Three ovoid nuts.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Nut beads, accession number 6-11581, described as Two globular nuts or berries with a diameter of 20mm. Three ovoid nuts.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Nut beads, accession number 6-11581, described as Two globular nuts or berries with a diameter of 20mm. Three ovoid nuts.

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