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String of beads

String of beads
 New Kingdom, Dynasties XVIII–XIX 1550 BCE-1186 BCE

Medium
faience
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
3374-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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