British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · jewelry
necklace (?)
Description
A collection of six 'Cowrie'-shell beads, a 'Cowrie'-shell clasp, two beard (?) pendants, two fish amulets, a lotus-flower pendant, a Ḥeḥ-amulet and spherical, oblate and bicone beads. The oblate beads are of lapis lazuli and green feldspar; the spherical beads are made from amethyst and green feldspar. The standard truncated convex bicones are made variously… View more about description
Cross-references (2)
- BM-Object Y_EA3077 tier-2
- BM-Registration .3077 tier-2
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