bead;
fitting(?)
- Museum number
- EA81575
- Description
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Three beads:
A. short convex bicone bead or possibly part of a fitting (?) made of iron (?) with small collar on each side: pierced.
B. disc bead of opaque blue glass with rounded edges; pierced, shiny surface.
C. short cylinder bead of light blue glazed composition (faience); wide piercing, rough surface.
- Production date
- 1550-1700AD
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 0.80 centimetres (bead A)
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Diameter: 0.30 centimetres (bead B)
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Diameter: 0.30 centimetres (bead C)
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Length: 0.35 centimetres (bead A)
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Length: 0.20 centimetres (bead B)
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Length: 0.30 centimetres (bead C)
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair. Bead A is corroded.
- Acquisition date
- 2008
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA81575
- Registration number
- 2008,1008.1417
- Additional IDs
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Excavation/small finds number: 80.2.24/36A-C (excavation number)