11 beads, green-blue glazed, inscribed with cartouche of Shabako

An image of Jewellery. Glazed beads. 11 faience (glazed ware) beads with the name of Shabako, who was the third ruler of the Nubian Dynasty 25. It is likely that the beads were directly connected to the royal house or to an official because they include the name of the king. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Mouldmade, length, 0.06 m, maximum, length, 0.056 m, minimum, 746 B.C.to 664 B.C. Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Late Period.

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Jewellery. Glazed beads. 11 faience (glazed ware) beads with the name of Shabako, who was the third ruler of the Nubian Dynasty 25. It is likely that the beads were directly connected to the royal house or to an official because they include the name of the king. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Mouldmade, length, 0.06 m, maximum, length, 0.056 m, minimum, 746 B.C.to 664 B.C. Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Late Period.

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Accession Number: E.GA.4358.1943
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Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
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Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2015:11:18 09:50:34

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7th Century 8th Century Ancient Egypt antiquity BC beaded beads cartouche Egyptian faience Fitz_ANT glazed inscribed inscriptions jewellery Kushite Empire Kushite period Late Period mould made moulded Neferkare Shabaka Nubian pharaoh Shabako

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