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bracelet
(?)
;
bead
Object Type
bracelet
(?)
bead
Museum number
EA64359
Description
A string of spherical beads: made from diorite which is mostly white mottled with black.
Cultures/periods
Old Kingdom
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Egypt
Materials
diorite
Dimensions
Length:
38.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
Lucas, in ‘Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries’, 4th ed. (London, 1962), mentions that diorite which is 'white, slightly flecked with black' was 'much employed ... especially during the Fourth Dynasty'.
Bibliographic references
Andrews 1981 / Catalogue of Egyptian Antiquities. Jewellery I
(227)
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Essie Winifred Newberry
Acquisition date
1948
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA64359
Registration number
1948,0710.3