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Mummy Beads

DateLate Period, about 664–332 BCE
Mediumfaience
Dimensions85 cm (33 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1925.539
DescriptionSmall faience beads with long blue tubular beads at intervals
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Faience Mummy Beads
Ancient Egyptian
about 664–332 BCE, Late Period
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Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
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Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
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Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
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Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
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Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
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Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
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Ancient Egyptian
Late Period, about 664–332 BCE
Faience Mummy Beads
Ancient Egyptian
about 664–332 BCE, Late Period