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String of beads

EGYPT
String of beads
 Predynastic Period – Early Dynastic Period 5300 BCE-2686 BCE

Medium
faience, (brown glazed steatite)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D212-1994

Department
Antiquities

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

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