Necklace
1912.01.0028
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Necklace (1912.01.0028) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Ptolemaic, 3rd – 1st century BCE |
Culture | Egyptian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 151.0 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 0.8 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.3 cm |
Weight | 53 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Glass--Faience |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast, Firing |
Munsell Color Information | Moderate Bluish Green (5 B G 5/4) -ns Light Bluish Green ( 5 B G 7/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
Published Description | Necklace of glazed paste beads in imitation of turquiose beads recovered from Taieba; Ptolemaic period. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Catalogue of Exhibition of Antiquities found by the Officers of the Egypt Exploration Fund at Abydos and Atfieh exhibited at King’s College, Strand, Egypt Exploration Fund, 1912. Oswego Daily Times, Saturday Evening, September 28, 1912, p.3. JOHNSON, John de M., “Excavations at Atfieh”, ArchRep 1910-1911, Egypt Exploration Fund, London, 1911, p.5-13. JOHNSON, John de M., “Excavations at Atfieh, etc.”, ArchRep 1911-1912, Egypt Exploration Fund, London, 1912, p.12-16. - Correspondence between the Egypt Exploration Society and the University of Illinois, September-December 1912. - Correspondence between Pauline Parent and Charlene Cassier, March 2014. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Egypt Exploration Society |
Reproduction | No |
Reproduction Information | N/A |