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bead

  • Object type

  • Museum number

    EA74185

  • Description

    White steatite pendant bead, perforated longitudinally.

  • Culture/period

  • Date

    • 1795BC-1650BC

  • Findspot

  • Materials

  • Dimensions

    • Height: 2.8 centimetres
    • Diameter: 1.15 centimetres

  • Inscriptions

      • Inscription Type

        inscription

      • Inscription Script

        hieroglyphic

      • Inscription Position

        side

      • Inscription Translation

        The Good God, Smenkhkara, beloved of Sobek Lord of Shedyt Titles/epithets include : Lord of Shedet

      • Inscription Comment

        Vertical lines

  • Location

    Not on display

  • Condition

    good

  • Associated names

  • Acquisition name

  • Acquisition date

    1993

  • Department

    Ancient Egypt & Sudan

  • BM/Big number

    EA74185

  • Registration number

    1993,0311.4

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