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Packet of loose beads

Packet of loose beads
 Second Intermediate Period, Dynasties XV–XVII 1650 BCE-1550 BCE

Medium
(shell)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
(shell)
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
3392-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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