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Beads: E.7.1925

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

String of shell disk beads, with cylinder, 2 spherical and 1 blue glazed disk beads, and cowrie shells and 4 blue glazed amulets

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1925) by British School of Archaeology in Egypt

Dating

New Kingdom
Circa -1550 - Circa -1069

Components of the work

String Length 47 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.7.1925
Primary reference Number: 52353
Oldadmincategory: B
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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