Necklace, Faience, Beads and Scarab
Production date
1550 BCE-1069 BCE
Country
Egypt
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Description
Necklace, Faience, Beads and Scarab
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian necklace
Production date
1550 BCE-1069 BCE
Production place
Measurements
L390 mm
Media/Materials description
Egyptian faience is a ceramic material with a siliceous body and brightly coloured glaze.
Faience (composed of quartz, alkaline salts [natron or plant ash], lime, and metallic mineral-based colorant)
Glaze (formed by alkali and lime reacting with silica to form the glaze)
Faience (composed of quartz, alkaline salts [natron or plant ash], lime, and metallic mineral-based colorant)
Glaze (formed by alkali and lime reacting with silica to form the glaze)
Signature/Marks
packet
History and use
This necklace was made for the tourist market and is not an authentic ancient egyptian necklace. The beads from which this necklace was made, are however, authentic. Beads were likely restrung for such a market.
Registration number
H14534.1
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