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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 3900–3650 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	String of beads
Medium	Clay (unfired)
Dimensions	L. 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 3900–3650 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1909
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
Date Range	3900 BC – 3650 BC

Provenance

Region	Northern Upper Egypt
Country	Egypt

Other works from the Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II period

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Bone comb with an antelope

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Bowl in the form of a turtle

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Comb with a giraffe

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Comb with a pair of ducks

ca. 3900–3650 B.C.String of beads

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Comb decorated with a wildebeest

ca. 3700–3500 B.C.Black-topped red ware jar

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.Palette, turtle

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 547111