Necklace, Beads and Shabti
Country
Egypt
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Object detail
Description
Long thin blue faience beads, small brown, black yellow beads. Small blue faience shabti figure threaded through hole in head. New thread.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian mummified hawk
Production place
Measurements
L420 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)
History and use
This necklace, of green faience cylinder tube beads, and brown disk beads, with central blue shabti pendant, was made for the tourist market, being restrung from existing old beads, and is not an authentic ancient egyptian necklace. The beads from which this necklace was made, are however, authentic and are from ancient times. Beads were likley restrung for such a market.
Registration number
H14535.1
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