Ancient Egyptian lapis lazuli fragment from Tell Nabasha Am

One of ten fragments of lapis lazuli, two missing.
Dark blue in colour. Cylindrical in shape with a groove cut along the longitudinal axis, from the edge to the centre of the cylinder. This appears to be intentional and does not appear to be part of a broken bead. It may have come from jewellery or was possibly used as inlay.

Ancient Egyptian lapis lazuli fragment from Tell Nabasha Am

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.28.111.1
  • Material: lapis lazuli
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Object name: lapis lazuli fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 21mm , Width: 4mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Published references: Petrie W M F Tanis 2 1888
  • Site: Tell Nabasha
  • Latitude: 30.86
  • Longitude: 31.910556