Caption

Necklace, salvage excavations, 4th Cataract Sudan, Necklace consisting of 28 cylindrical faience beads with a bluish and greenish glaze, 10 flat disc-shaped ostrich egg beads, 4 red glass beads of a spherical shape and 4 teardrop-shaped white quartz beads, 4th–6th century; Post-Meroitic period, Ashkot 1/T4, jewelry, A necklace made of a twisted light brown cord tied in a simple bow at the top, strung with a series of cylindrical and irregular beads in shades of green and turquoise with visible weathered patina, interspersed with a few small round beads in dark red and several disc-shaped beads in off-white, and a group of teardrop-shaped beads in pale beige near the lower center, all arranged against a uniform light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_166

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40.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Necklace salvage excavations 4th Cataract Sudan Necklace consisting 28 cylindrical faience beads bluish greenish glaze 10 flat disc-shaped ostrich egg beads 4 red glass beads spherical shape 4 teardrop-shaped white quartz beads 4th–6th century Post-Meroitic period Ashkot 1 T4 jewelry necklace twisted light brown cord tied simple bow top strung series cylindrical irregular beads shades green turquoise visible weathered patina interspersed small round beads dark red several disc-shaped beads off-white group teardrop-shaped beads pale beige near lower center arranged uniform light gray background.