- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- String of pottery disc beads. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/6/2005]
- Geographical reference
- Nubia Faras Meroitic cemetery
- Cultural groups
- Nubian
- Date / Period
- Date made: 100-300
- Date collected
- By 1945
- Acquisition information
- Donated: Unknown date Found unentered: 10/1945
- Materials and processes
- Material Bead, Material Faience Pottery
- Dimensions
- Length: max 55 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1945.10.124.8 Other numbers: NI/ 724
Search terms: Death, Ornament, Box, Bead, Religion, Grave Good
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