String of Beads

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.

Caption

String of Beads, ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.. Clay, soapstone, faience, carnelian, serpentine, Approximate Length: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) Length of long carnelian pendant: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Widest bead: Diam. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.781. Creative Commons-BY

Title

String of Beads

Date

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.E.

Period

Predynastic Period, Naqada II Period

Medium

Clay, soapstone, faience, carnelian, serpentine

Classification

Jewelry

Dimensions

Approximate Length: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) Length of long carnelian pendant: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Widest bead: Diam. 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

07.447.781

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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