String of beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Date: ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: L: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Hiw
Locale: Cemetery U
Locus: Tomb U277, U325, or U344
Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Accession year: 1899