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Hearst Museum/MFA ARK ark:/21549/hm21060014380
Museum Persistent URL https://n2t.net/ark:/21549/hm21060014380
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 2072
Context Within Tomb In large chamber
Context In Relation to Body Round neck, in front
Context (Other Info) apparently on black string
Item name Loose beads
Object Number 6-14380
Accession Number Acc.54/56/63/107
Count 175 (approx)
Color red, orange (carnelian); green, brown, black (faience); white (faience, ostrich eggshell)
Material
Material Note faience, carnelian, ostrich eggshell
Measurements (weight g) 4.1
Measurements (length mm) (Note) 0.48–7.67
Measurements (diameter mm) (Note) 2.18–6.15
Production OMMA, molding (faience)
Edge/No edge no edge
Aperture descrpition end
Aperture (mm) 1.10–2.03
Perforation double cone (carnelian); single plain (ostrich eggshell)
Striation random
Glaze mostly worn (faience)
Polish moderate, dull (carnelian)
Typology (Nai Xia 2014) conical, short - PN21e (faience); disc, cylindrical - PN6d, PN6g (faience), H6e (carnelian), R52e (ostrich eggshell); (faience)
Photos C 8235
Map Location A5
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References
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Loose beads (ID: 6-14380) info
Vocabulary: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum Catalog
Open Context References: Loose beads (ID: 6-14380) hub
Contributor
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Vanessa Davies info
Vocabulary: The Phoebe A. Hearst Expedition to Naga ed-Deir, Cemeteries N 2000 and N 2500
Spatial Coverage
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Temporal Coverage
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Vanessa Davies info
Vocabulary: The Phoebe A. Hearst Expedition to Naga ed-Deir, Cemeteries N 2000 and N 2500
Subject
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms)
Suggested Citation

Vanessa Davies. (2020) "Beads Pendants 45 from Africa/Egypt/Naga ed-Deir/Cemetery 2000/Tomb 2072". 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/fbf59724-16d8-4953-a224-6b32ac08a11d> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2h137z1p

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