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Glazed Amygdaloid Bead Set, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot jewelry
Glazed Amygdaloid Bead Set, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 1650–1200 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.202.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age I

Glazed Amygdaloid Bead Set

Thirteen glazed (faience) composition amygdaloid shape beads with grooves; probably mould-made and then glazed; yellowish grey in colour; no surviving glaze; perforated for suspension. Dimensions: Width: 0.80 - 1 centimetres; Length: 1.60 centimetres Object Type: necklace Techniques: mould-made; perforated

Classification

Object type
Jewellery
Material
Glass and faienceFaience
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1650 - 1200 BC
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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Hala Sultan Tekke

Identifiers

Accession no.
1898,1201.202, British Museum · Museum record

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