String of beads
Object type: Beads, string
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III
Date: ca. 3650–3100 B.C.
Medium: Lapis lazuli, travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: L. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abadiya or Hiw
Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Accession year: 1899