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Accession No	TE.857
Name/Title	NECKLACE; MUMMY BEADS
Brief Description	This Egyptian necklace, also known as mummy beads, is made up of different coloured faience beads. Faience is a type of ceramic with a tin-based glaze, giving a characteristic blue or green or turquoise end product. The mummified bodies of the Egyptian dead were adorned with jewellry and furnished with other belongings and food. The Egyptians believed that a person's spirit would need food and possessions in the afterlife.
Classification	Ceremonial Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Prod Date	Circa 600 BC
Primary Prod Place	Egypt/Africa

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