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Loose beads

EGYPT
Loose beads
 Predynastic Period, Naqada I–III 4000 BCE-3000 BCE

Medium
glass, wood, faience, grey stone, carnelian

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Inscription
none

Accession Number
D227-1994

Department
Antiquities

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