bead
Object NameString of Beads
Made FromFaience
Date1000-1 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniqueperforated
Accession Number61.1.17
Credit LineGift of Commander F. Hart
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGroup of many strings with tubular beads in all shades of blue, practically all of them in faience, or glassy faience, a few dark blue are probably of glass; in between there are also very small ring-like beads made in the same material as well as turquoise disc beads, a few faience ornaments, one being a sitting figure, apparently Hours; another one, a ceramic material, is perforated to form an unidentified symbol.Provenance
Source
Commander Fred Hart
- 1961-05-04
199 BCE-199 CE
325 BCE-399 CE
about 2100-1800 BCE
900-400 BCE
399 BCE-399 CE
999 BCE-999 CE