String of beads

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

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience, (brown glazed steatite)
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D212-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Gallery location
Not on display

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