Beads

Museum number:
6-11649
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Beads and amulets, of faience, carnelian, steatite and ivory, on original strings.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3809 (309), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500; G3809
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:
Carnelian, Faience (composite material), and Ivory (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amulets and Beads (pierced objects)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 6-11649, described as Beads and amulets, of faience, carnelian, steatite and ivory, on original strings.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 6-11649, described as Beads and amulets, of faience, carnelian, steatite and ivory, on original strings.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 6-11649, described as Beads and amulets, of faience, carnelian, steatite and ivory, on original strings.

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