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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Necklace
Date Made:2040-1782 BCE (Middle Kingdom, Dynasties 11-12)
Type:Adornment
Materials:Egyptian faience
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 20 1/2 in; 52.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.14.A.K
Credit Line:Gift of Professor Louise Fitz Randolph
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
String of 53 beads, consisting of pale blue ribbed ball beads ("melon beads") in graduated sizes and white tubular beads, 14 tubular and 39 melon beads. Modern stringing

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; beads; jewelry; fashion; costume

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