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Bead: E.15a.1898

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 20

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Description

Necklace of 10 long tubular beads, with smaller beads as spacers

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account

Dating

Predynastic
Early Dynastic
About -3000 - About -2500

Materials used in production

Faïence

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.15a.1898
Primary reference Number: 162548
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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