ushabti; beads;

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Other Name
mummy beads (alternative)
Description
beads. Four strings of faience beads with a faience ushabti. A cotton weave is attached at one end of the beads. A high proportion of the beads are broken and have a mix of colours.
Place
Egypt
Accession Date
[1877]
Other Id
11164 (ethnology)
Department
Archaeology
Display Room
applied arts west, decorative arts, Ancient Worlds

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applied arts west, decorative arts, Ancient Worlds
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 11164
Cultural Origin
Egyptian
Place
Egypt
Date
747 BC-332 BC
Period
Dynasty XXII/Third Intermediate Period/Egyptian dynastic/Egyptian
Media/Materials
faience/composite material
Measurement Reading
1000mm
13.2g
Physical Description
Description pre April 2018 record update: neck ornament of tubular beads of blue, green, red and black glazed faience. ushabti of blue glazed faience. Dynasties XXI-XXIV. Apparently a mixture of periods.
Classification
ushabti
funerary sculpture
sculpture
Style
Twenty-first Dynasty/Third Intermediate period/Egyptian/Mediterranean/AAT Twenty-second Dynasty/Third Intermediate period/Egyptian/Mediterranean/AAT
Last Update
07 Oct 2025

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