Accession No
1932.448 B
Description
String of Beads; Bead; Jewellery - Calcite pendant.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar
Period
First Intermediate VIII
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1932.448 B; MAA: 1932.448; 31/381
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Faience; Calcite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found: Grave 381; Excavated by Brunton.G in 1931; Ref. Plate: XXVII
Event Date 30/5/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Calcite pendant.
Event Date 30/5/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A long string of dark faience seed beads. In the centre there is a small calcite pendant in the shape of a drop with a pointed bottom.
Event Date 3/9/2013
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Brunton, Guy. 1948. British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. pl. XXVII, XXXII.
Event Date 13/5/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:39079
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