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| CIVILIZATION | Egyptian |
| PERIOD | Roman-Egypt |
| DATE | 2nd Century A.D. |
| MATERIAL | Glass |
| MOUNTED | No |
Composed of opaque light green and yellow glass pear-shaped beads, yellow strip around the broad ends, with variations in shade. Strung on modern wire, wearable. End-to-end length 59cm.
Numerous 'date' beads from Egyptian sites such as Gheyta, Saft, Qau, and Illahun are exhibited in the Petrie Museum, University College London, Petrie 1906, pl. 47:171.
Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum; Beads and Other Small Objects, p. 111, no. 160a-b, illus, for parallel.
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| CATEGORY | Egyptian |
| PERIOD | Roman-Egypt |
| DATE | 2nd Century A.D. |
| MATERIAL | |
| MOUNTED | No |