bead
- Museum number
- EA81483
- Description
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A. 26 opaque green glass beads and 12 opaque yellow glass beads strung on cotton thread, both ends of which are broken; beads are variable in length and diameter, all have a shiny surface.
B. 3 small short cylinder beads of opaque white glass, identical in size, remains of cotton string in each, matte surfaces.
- Production date
- 1000-1100AD
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 0.30 centimetres (3 short white cylinder beads)
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Diameter: 0.20 centimetres (average- yellow beads)
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Diameter: 0.35 centimetres (max - green beads)
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Diameter: 0.25 centimetres (min - green beads)
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Length: 0.15 centimetres (3 short white cylinder beads)
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Length: 0.35 centimetres (longest green bead)
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Length: 0.30 centimetres (longest yellow bead)
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Length: 0.20 centimetres (shortest green bead)
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Length: 0.10 centimetres (shortest yellow bead)
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Length: 8.90 centimetres (string)
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good.
- Acquisition date
- 2008
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA81483
- Registration number
- 2008,1008.1325
- Additional IDs
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Excavation/small finds number: 78.3.17/2A&B (excavation number)