String of beads comprising 30 black glass spheroids; 6 shells; faience melon bead; 1 carnelian spheroid, green glass spheroid; 2 dark yellow glass spheroids; 1 reddish pebble; piece of amber; dark blue squarish glass bead with red circular glass inlay on faces; black glass barrel; one decayed faience bead; 1 green glass cylinder. Total of 47 beads.
Object details
- Reference: BOLMG:1923.21.4.b
- Material: amber faience glass shell
- Culture: Dynasty 26
- Period: Late Period
- Dated: 664 - 332 BC
- Object name: beads
- Dimensions: Length: 290mm , Width: 23mm , Depth: 12.5mm
- Published references: Brunton Qau and Badari III p.38
- Site: Qaw el Kibir
- Latitude: 26.9
- Longitude: 31.516667