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Biconical beads
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Assyiut
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm (7/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number03.1883
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionAbout fifty beads in assorted shapes and sizes: one double lobed, one bead melon bead, one cylinder bead, two pendant beads. Many ball and ring are of different shades of blue.
ProvenanceFrom Assyiut; Perhaps purchased from Edward Perry Warren. Purchased by A.M. Lythgoe, Dec. 1903