A string of beads consisting of two columbella shells, 18 shell rings, one blue glazed spheroid, one blue glazed cylinder and a few blue glazed ring beads. Strung together on modern thread.
Object details
- Reference: BOLMG:1932.25.13
- Material: faience shell
- Culture: Dynasty 5
- Period: Old Kingdom
- Excavator: Guy Brunton
- Dated: 2494 - 2345 BC
- Object name: string of beads
- Dimensions: Length: 105mm , Width: 13mm , Depth: 7mm
- Published references: Brunton Matmar p.31 pl.XXIV (reg) pl.LXXI (beads)
- Site: Matmar
- Latitude: 27.1
- Longitude: 31.333333