Necklace

Description

Necklace consisting of a string of thirty-one blue-green glazed faience ball beads, with two natural shell terminals: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Egypt, Deir Rifa, Tomb 219, Middle Kingdom, 11th-13th Dynasty, c.2010-1660 BC

Museum reference

A.1907.713.7

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Necklace

Production information

Unknown
Deir Rifa, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Middle Kingdom

Style / Culture

Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Faience, Shell

Collection place(s)

Deir Rifa, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered