beads

Bead; discoidal; green amazonite or microcline felspar. From Fayum Kom W, strip Q at latitude/longitude 119/19, found at a depth of 3 foot within a total deposit of 4 foot, next to a sherd with 'peaked' rim. Material identification as microcline feldspar (green amazonite) confirmed from slicing, according to Caton-Thompson and Gardner 1934 publication. Xia Nai catalogue number 239.

Fayum (governorate)

Kom W.

- Gardiner, Elinor Wright, Desert Fayum, 32, pl.XLVII, no.34

Fayum Neolithic Period

LDUCE-UC2539

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology