Ancient Egyptian necklace from Badari dated 30 BC – AD 395

A string of 49 blue glass ring beads; two black glass ring beads; three yellow glass ring beads; five green glass ring beads; seven carnelian beads; one red faience bead; one blue glass barrel bead with a yellow glass trailing on it; one circular blue glass bead with white and red glass bulls eye decoration on both sides; one grey barrel bead; one red glass ring bead; and one blue faience amulet, possibly the head of a lotus. Restrung on modern plastic thread.

Ancient Egyptian necklace from Badari dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1925.45.17.c
  • Material: faience glass
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Guy Brunton
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: necklace
  • Dimensions: Length: 251mm , Width: 7mm , Depth: 7mm
  • Published references: Brunton G British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1926 Qau and Badari 3 1930 ( p 40 )
  • Site: Badari
  • Latitude: 26.9925
  • Longitude: 31.4156