Not currently on display at the V&A

Fragment

c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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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
Collection
Accession number
1202L-1904

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Record createdOctober 9, 2017
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