Ancient Egyptian string of beads from Tell Nabasha

Degraded blue green and black faience, tapered cylinder beads. Strung on modern thread as a necklace.

Ancient Egyptian string of beads from Tell Nabasha

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1886.28.101
  • Material: faience
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Object name: string of beads
  • Dimensions: Length: 256mm , Width: 25mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Published references: Petrie, W.M.F., Tanis, 2, 1888
  • Site: Tell Nabasha
  • Latitude: 30.86
  • Longitude: 31.910556