String of Beads
| Object Number: | E7794 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Meroitic |
| Provenience: | Egypt Nubia Karanog Cemetery |
| Locus: | G 312 |
| Date Made: | 100BC-300AD |
| Early Date: | -100 |
| Late Date: | 300 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Paste Faience |
| Iconography: | Bes |
| Length: | 36 cm |
| Credit Line: | The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Nubia, Karanog, Aniba Cemetery; D. Randall-MacIver and C. L. Wooley, 1908 |
Description
String of beads of multiple shapes and materials including faience and glass. Including central Bes pendant. 62 total beads.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1991) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wegner, Jennifer H., and Wegner, Josef W. 2015. The Sphinx That Traveled To Philadelphia.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. pg. 239 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 17/1.27G | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] O'Connor, David B. 1993. Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 149 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 302-03 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [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: 251 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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