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String of beads

String of beads
 New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX 1295 BCE-1186 BCE

Medium
carnelian
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
carnelian
Measurements
18.3 cm (length)
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
3411B-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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