String of Beads
| Object Number: | E7781 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Meroitic |
| Provenience: | Egypt Nubia Karanog Cemetery |
| Locus: | G 106 |
| Date Made: | 100 BCE-300 CE |
| Early Date: | -100 |
| Late Date: | 300 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Shell Glass |
| Credit Line: | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1908 |
Description
"17 small cowrie (cone- DCP, 1982) shells pierced longitudinally, separated by small spacers of gilt or blue glass and red paste, 19 in all. From the centre hangs a flat oval of mother of pearl, 0.053M in length, apparently a nose-guard. Restrung beads fround scattered in tomb." -Woolley and McIver, Karanog, the Romano-Nubian Cemetery. 1910:250-251
Bibliography:
| [Book] Randall-MacIver, David, and Woolley, Charles L. 1910. Karanog; the Romano-Nubian Cemetery (text).. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. Eckley B. Coxe Junior Expediton to Nubia, III. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 250-251 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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