Ancient Egyptian string of beads from Tell Nabasha

Thick blue faience cylinder beads. Strung in three rows on modern thread. The rows are held together by three stone beads acting as spacers. Two are carnelian spheroids, the third is a roughly cylindrical quartz bead. All have one central hole which the threads of the three rows pass. Possibly an ankle, /bracelet or part of a necklace.

Ancient Egyptian string of beads from Tell Nabasha

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  • Latitude: 30.86
  • Longitude: 31.910556