String of beads

Description

String of ball beads made of gold foil formed around plaster cores, excavated in Tomb 72, cemetery A: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Egypt, Haraga, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, c.1880-1750 BC

Museum reference

A.1914.1094

Collection

World Culture

Object name

String of beads

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Middle Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Gold, Plaster

Collection place(s)

Haraga, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

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

References

Troalen, L.G., Tissot, I., Maitland, M., Guerra, M.F. (2016), ‘Jewellery of an Egyptian young girl: Middle Kingdom goldwork from Harageh tomb 72’, Historical Metallurgy 47 (2), 75-86.

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered