String of Beads
ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.
Caption
String of Beads, ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.. Clay, soapstone, faience, carnelian, serpentine, Approximate Length: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) Length of long carnelian pendant: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Widest bead: Diam. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.781.
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
String of Beads
Date
ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.
Period
Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period
Medium
Clay, soapstone, faience, carnelian, serpentine
Classification
Dimensions
Approximate Length: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) Length of long carnelian pendant: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Widest bead: Diam. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
07.447.781
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