Glazed beads
17 green glazed beads with a corkscrew pattern and tubular in form. Possibly part of a faience wig for a statue. Some of the beads have an elongated edge, suggesting the end of braided hair. Faince was a type of glazed material that was commonly used in Egypt. The beads would have been made in a mould.
Length: 4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Accession number: E.15.1898
Primary reference Number: 49555
Oldadmincategory: B
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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