| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Sort Order | 231 |
| Hearst Museum/MFA ARK | ark:/21549/hm21060014336 |
| Museum Persistent URL | https://n2t.net/ark:/21549/hm21060014336 |
| Item Type | Beads and pendants |
| Last Updated | 2020-01-03 |
| Time Period / Dynasty (Early Estimate) | Dynasty 5 |
| Time Period / Dynasty (Late Estimate) | Dynasty 12 |
| Cemetery | 2000 |
| Tomb | 2042 |
| Context Within Tomb | Not in original excavator's notes. |
| Item name | Loose beads, some with original string inside |
| Object Number | 6-14336 |
| Accession Number | Acc.54/56/63/107 |
| Count | 36 |
| Color | orange (carnelian); green, blue (faience); purple (amethyst); brown (mud); white (quartz) |
| Material | |
| Material Note | faience (24); amethyst (8); carnelian (2); quartz (1); mud (1) |
| Measurements (weight g) | 4.6 |
| Measurements (length mm) (Note) | 0.87–17.69 |
| Measurements (diameter mm) (Note) | 2.44–7.78 |
| Production | OMMA and blue pigment was incorporated in the manufacturing process (faience) |
| Edge/No edge | no edge |
| Aperture descrpition | apex; end |
| Aperture (mm) | 0.36–1.56 |
| Perforation | single plain (2 amethyst); others unknown due to ancient string. |
| Striation | rotary |
| Glaze | mostly worn (7 faience); mostly not worn (17 faience) |
| Polish | moderate (1 amethyst), dull (amethyst, carnelian, quartz) |
| Typology (Nai Xia 2014) | barrel, short - H15q (1 amethyst, 1 quartz), H15h (2 carnelian), PN17f (1 mud); cylindrical, short - PN22k (2 faience); cylindrical, long - PN22t (15 faience); drop - PN22d (1 faience); ring, cylindrical - PN2c (5 faience); ball - PN9e (1 faience), H8f (2 amethyst), H8d (5 amethyst) |
| Photos | C 7496, C 7498, C 7499, C 7500, C 7501, C 7502, C 7503, C 7504, C 7505, A 8265 |
| Map Location | B5 |
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Suggested Citation
Vanessa Davies. (2020) "Beads Pendants 17 from Africa/Egypt/Naga ed-Deir/Cemetery 2000/Tomb 2042". In The Phoebe A. Hearst Expedition to Naga ed-Deir, Cemeteries N 2000 and N 2500. Vanessa Davies (Ed). Released: 2020-12-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/ea1c2224-ae28-4ca7-abe3-46a3d92637b0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cr62321
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