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bead
Object Type
bead
Museum number
1887,1220.1
Description
String of 36 graduated millefiori glass beads of various colours and sizes, mostly globular and disc- or cylinder-shaped.
Cultures/periods
Roman Period
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Tell Dafana
Materials
glass
Technique
millefiori
Dimensions
Diameter:
2.24 centimetres
(max)
Diameter:
0.60 centimetres
(min.)
Length:
37.50 centimetres
(string)
Curator's comments
Concerning glass beads, see W.M.F. Petrie, Tanis ii, Nebesheh and Defenneh, p. 79 § 79.
Bibliographic references
Petrie 1888 / Tanis. Part II. Nebesheh (Am) and Defenneh (Tahpanhes)
(p. 79 § 79)
Leclère and Spencer 2014 / Tell Dafana Reconsidered: The Archaeology of an Egyptian Frontier Town
(p.86, p.187, pl.29)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date
1887
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1887,1220.1