Accession No
1932.456 A
Description
String of Beads, includes amulets.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Matmar
Period
First Intermediate VIII
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Brunton, Guy [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1932.456 A; 31/5323 [excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Gold; Stone; Carnelian
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
From neck of corpse, Grave 5323. Excavated by Guy Brunton in 1931.
Event Date 1931
Author: maa
Context (References)
Brunton, Guy. (1948). British Museum Expedition to Middle Egypt 1929-1931 Matmar. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. pp. 37. pl. XXVII, LXXII.
Event Date 1948
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
Includes amulets.
Event Date 30/5/1991
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
A string of beads and amulets of various material types and shapes. The gold beads include several seed beads, three tube shaped beads made by wrapping a small gold sheet around on itself, two barrel beads with ridges vertically round and a small spacer bead with three holes. There are two gold amulets in the shape of ankhs. In addition there are a few carnelian beads in the shapes or seed beads and barrel beads. There is also a number of small stone beads.
Event Date 3/9/2013
Author: maa
FM:39092
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