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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Egyptian Artca. 2323–2150 BC

Artwork Details

Title	String of beads
Medium	Carnelian, faience, shell, lapis
Dimensions	L. 64 cm (25 3/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 2323–2150 BC
Credit Line	Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1907
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 6
Period	Late Old Kingdom
Date Range	2323 BC – 2150 BC

Provenance

Region	Middle Egypt
Country	Egypt

From the Dynasty 6 era

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Ewer

ca. 2353–2323 B.C.Sample of Cloth

ca. 2323–2150 B.C.Shouldered jar

ca. 2323–2150 B.C.Relief fragment depicting two figures winnowing

ca. 2323–2150 B.C.Head of a monkey from an ointment vessel

ca. 2323–2150 B.C.Fragment of a Door Drum

ca. 2323–2150 B.C.Headrest of Khentika

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 552067