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String of beads

String of beads
 First Intermediate Period, Dynasties IX–X 2160 BCE-2025 BCE

Medium
haematite
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaelogy in Egypt, 1915
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
haematite
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
1772-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaelogy in Egypt, 1915
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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