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Accession_Number E.63.17
Shape Bead
Shape_description Faience beads in half an oval shaped shell. Approximately 150 circular beads and 7 long beads (of varying lengths).
Material Shell; faience
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration All beads are blue glazed (faience style), shell with mother-of-pearl surface inside.
Inscriptions
Condition Shell is chipped at edges and small shard of inner surface has come away but remains with the shell.
Technique/Style
Provenance Meydoum
Period 3rd Intermediate Period: 22 dynasty
Date 945-712
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. Length of shell 11.4
Location Body Beautiful
Edited_by Denise; Kinsey; Julia; Joana Varela
Date_edited 16.09.2002; 11.01.2006; 06.05.2016; 24.04.2017
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