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Strings of shell, a scaraboid & other beads

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String of shell, carnelian and faience beads and amulets, an ivory scaraboid and a piece of carnelian. Most of these are crudely formed. The clearest motif in the string is the gold amulet in the form of a fly, associated in the New Kingdom with rewards for military valour.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1912:182-184

Dating

18TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

ABYDOS

Category

JEWELLERY

Material

CARNELIAN; FAIENCE; GOLD; SHELL (NILE) ?; IVORY

Technique

CARVED; POLISHED; FORMED BY HAND

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