The Global Egyptian Museum

Row of beads cut from ostrich eggshell. The middle section is comprised of twenty small, tube-shaped beads (0,25 x 0,25 cm) cut from tube-shaped shells(?). Making an ostrich eggshell bead included cutting a fragment of the shell to the desired size by breaking small chips around the circumference, then piercing it and finally smoothing the edges by rubbing it carefully. Many pieces broken during manufacture are discovered in habitation sites, thus indicating a great loss of raw material.

Rang de perles discoïdes taillées dans des tests d'oeuf d'autruche. La partie centrale est formée de vingt petites perles tubulaires (0,25 x 0,25 cm) taillées dans des coquillages tubulaires(?). Pour façonner une perle en coquille d'oeuf d'autruche, un fragment était réduit à la dimension voulue en brisant des éclats sur le pourtour, perforé, puis, enfin, les bords polis par frottement. Sur les habitats sont découverts de nombreux éclats brisés au cours du travail, ce qui induit une grosse perte de matière première.

Row of beads cut from ostrich eggshell. The middle section is comprised of twenty small, tube-shaped beads (0,25 x 0,25 cm) cut from tube-shaped shells(?). Making an ostrich eggshell bead included cutting a fragment of the shell to the desired size by breaking small chips around the circumference, then piercing it and finally smoothing the edges by rubbing it carefully. Many pieces broken during manufacture are discovered in habitation sites, thus indicating a great loss of raw material.

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