One of eight strings of mainly degraded faience ring beads, of blue and black. Strung on modern plastic thread.
6 ring or disc beads, spread out through the faience beads.
Object details
- Reference: BOLMG:1924.31.14.1
- Material: faience shell
- Culture: Dynasty 13 - 17
- Period: Middle Kingdom - Second Intermediate Period
- Excavator: Guy Brunton
- Dated: 1773 - 1550 BC
- Object name: string of beads
- Dimensions: Length: 1027mm , Width: 4mm , Depth: 4mm
- Published references: Brunton G British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1926: Qau and Badari 7451 3 1930 pl.VIII Reg
- Site: Qaw el Kibir
- Latitude: 26.9
- Longitude: 31.516667