String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab

Late Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom

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This group of beads was found in a heap west of the pyramid of Amenemhat I, apparently thrown there by plunderers. The scarab that has been strung in the center dates to mid to late Dynasty 13 and has been assigned to a workshop at the Delta site of Tell el-Dab'a (see Headband with Heads of Gazelles). It is inscribed with the letters p, t, and h, and with a papyrus plant, but this does not spell a name. The other elements on this string are ball beads and beads in the shape of cowrie shells.

String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite

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String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite
String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite
String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite
String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite
String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite
String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite
String of ball beads, cowrie-styled beads, and a scarab, Faience, glazed steatite

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