Egypt
Daily Photo - Faiyum Neolithic arrowhead
UC2855
Arrow head; concave base; bifacial.
Period - Fayum Neolithic Period (4000BCE-5300BCE)
Found at - Fayum (governorate)
Measurements - length 2.1 ins width 1.3 ins
Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
University College London
With my thanks
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Daily Photo - Hair Curler In Form Of Horse
Bronze hair curler in form of galloping horse with plumes on its head. Dotted saddle-cloth and patterned collar also indicated, also full mane and tail with signs of bridle on head. Period - Dynasty 18 (1295BCE-1550BCE) Measurements - height cms length...
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Daily Photo - String Of Carnelian Beads
UC38914 String of beads: 30 carnelian spheroids; 4 carnelian rings; 2 carnelian wd3t; 1 carnelian pendant. Found with UC. 38915-UC.38921. Period - Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-2024BCE) Found at - Rifeh Measurements - pendant width 0.5 cms pendant length 1.1...
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Daily Photo - Bronze Sistrum With Cat
UC30382 Bronze sistrum with turned handle and four sounding bars bent over the ends. On curved top is seated cat with head turned to left. For a child?. Period - Dynasty 12 (1795BCE-1985BCE) Measurements - height 14.35 cms length 7 cms width cms diameter...
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Daily Photo - Serekh Bracelet
UC25976 Blue glazed faience serekh bracelet composed of two end pieces with fastening holes and thirteen hawks on serekhs, also twenty-four spacer beads Period - Dynasty 1 (2890BCE-3100BCE) Found at - Gizeh Measurements - length 20.0 cms width 2.2 cms...
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Daily Photo - Cylinder Seal
UC11174 Cylinder seal faience green on white designed of linked scrolls and lotus leaves. Period - Late Middle Kingdom (1700BCE-1850BCE) Found at - Lahun Measurements - length 2.2 cms width .5 cms Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University...
Egypt