Ancient Egyptian string of beads from Mazguneh dated 945 – 715 BC

String of blue and green faience lotus bud beads, separated by blue faience ring beads, and one green faience spheroid bead with vertical incised lines. With an undecorated square blue faience plaque. Modern string and a card tag with SHEIKH K in black ink on one side and XXII written in pencil on the other side.

Ancient Egyptian string of beads from Mazguneh dated 945 – 715 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1911.58.30
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 22
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 945 - 715 BC
  • Object name: string of beads
  • Dimensions: Length: 120mm , Width: 44mm , Width: 9mm
  • Published references: Petrie W M F The Labyrinth Gerzeh and Mazghunheh 1912
  • Site: Mazguneh
  • Latitude: 29.75
  • Longitude: 31.25