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String of beads

String of beads
 Ptolemaic Period – Roman Period 332 BCE-395 CE

Medium
faience
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Guy Brunton on behalf of the British Museum, 1932
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D343-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Guy Brunton on behalf of the British Museum, 1932
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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