IDENTIFIERS
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id:	49595
accession number:	E.36d.1898

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Quartz plaque or bead, with holes drilled at an angle. It is possible that this piece of stone was used as an amulet (protection charm) rather than simply a bead. However, the unusual shape may simply be a change in design from the other examples from this group.
title:	bead

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Antiquities

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/49595





TECHNIQUES
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carved
TECHNIQUES
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drilled

CATEGORIES
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category: jewellery

DATING
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creation date:	3000 - 2500
creation date earliest:	3000
creation date latest:	2500
culture:	Predynastic
culture:	Early Dynastic Period


DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 6.0



CITATIONS
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Hierakonpolis II
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