Bracelet of shell strips and necklace of bone disc-beads. The material and forms of these ornaments are typical of non-Egyptian nomads from the southeastern deserts, peoples used by the Pharaonic administration as policing officials in the Middle and New Kingdoms.
Present location |
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN |
Inventory number |
1901:799.1-8 |
Dating |
2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD |
Archaeological Site |
ABYDOS |
Category |
NECKLACE |
Material |
SHELL (MARINE); BONE; FAIENCE |
Technique |
CARVED; PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL; FORMED BY HAND |