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1945.7.5.4B

String of beads of various shapes, of pottery, stone and ?glass. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/6/2005]

1945.7.5.4B

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Collection type
Object
Description
String of beads of various shapes, of pottery, stone and ?glass. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/6/2005]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
[Nubia] Faras
Cultural groups
Nubian
Date
Date collected
1911 - 1912
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1912, uncertain Purchased: 1945, uncertain Found unentered: Found unentered, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Faience Pottery, Material Stone, Material Glass, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.7.5.4B Other numbers: 1068
Research and responses

Hathor also called Athyr, in ancient Egyptian religion, goddess of the sky, of women, and of fertility and love. [Encyclopaedia Britannica on line] [AP 17/8/2000]

Search terms: Bead, Ornament

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