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String of beads
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Badarian, 4500–3800 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, el-Mustagidda, Tomb 3522/2
Medium/Technique
Steatite and shell
Dimensions
66.5 cm (26 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
By exchange with The British Museum
Accession Number55.66
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne string from a girdle of blue glazed steatite ring beads with white shell disk beads at intervals.
ProvenanceFrom El-Mustagidda, Tomb 3522/2. 1928-29, excavated by the British Museum Expedition to Egypt; given to the British Museum by the government of Egypt; 1955: acquired by the MFA by exchange with the British Museum.