Beads
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XII 1985 BCE-1773 BCE
Medium
gold
Measurements
0.3 × 5.3 × 0.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1915
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Physical description
Short string of 13 spherical, slightly discoid, beads. Mould made from two halves and joined around the middle. Some of the beads are dented.
Modern stringing.
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