Fragment
c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC (made)
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One of thirteen fragments of longer glazed composition cylinders, which would have been cut up into individual beads. A hole runs through the length of the cylinder, through which individual beads would be strung. This fragment is the end-piece of a cylinder.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition |
| Brief description | Fragment of bead cylinder, blue glazed composition, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt, New Kingdom |
| Physical description | One of thirteen fragments of longer glazed composition cylinders, which would have been cut up into individual beads. A hole runs through the length of the cylinder, through which individual beads would be strung. This fragment is the end-piece of a cylinder. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund. |
| Object history | Found at Deir el-Bahari, 1903-4 excavation season. |
| Bibliographic reference | B. Adams, Egyptian Objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Warminster, 1977): 33 |
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| Accession number | 1202F-1904 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2017 |
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