Reproduction
Object Category
necklaces
Description
Necklace of gold beads: 8 hollow balls with wire patterns soldered onto surface. Plus 2 spotted beads, 23 hexagonal beads, and 4 small ribbed beads, all of gold, 51 garnet beads.
Collection Place Notes
Temp Ptolemy II
Publications
- Shiah, N., Ancient Egyptian Beads, p.401.
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use
Production Period
Early Ptolemaic Period
Material
Dimensions
gold balls diameter: 1.1 cms
string length: 52.2 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC40653b
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology