String of Carnelian Ball Beads
Unknown
ca. 1981–1295 B.C. · Carnelian · Egyptian Art
Thousands of beads of carnelian, amethyst, quartz, gold faience, and shell were discovered in the surface sand, or radim, of the North Pyramid at Lisht. These have been assembled into a number of necklaces, such as this example, composed primarily of large carnelian ball beads.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1981–1295 B.C.
- Medium
- Carnelian
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
