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Untitled, string of fifty-five ancient egyptian beads
ca. 1580 BCE - 1550 BCELength 13 1/2 in. (34.29 cm)
, Egyptian
Object Type:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects
Creation Place:
Africa, Egypt
Medium and Support:
beads, bone and glass
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection
Accession Number:
1997.477
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
ancient*,
beads (pierced objects)*,
bone (material)*,
Egyptian (ancient)*,
glass (material)*,
sculpture (visual work)*,
Seventeenth Dynasty*,
three-dimensional*
- ancient - In the discipline of art history, typically refers to the period in Europe, Asia Minor, and north Africa, prior to the fall of the western Roman Empire. The term is also sometimes applied more generally to prehistory and to early cultures in other areas of the world.
- beads (pierced objects) - Refers to small objects, of any shape or material, pierced so that they may be strung or hung or attached, as by sewing.
- bone (material) - Organic and/or inorganic material combination composed primarily of collagen and calcium phosphate composing the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- Egyptian (ancient) - Refers to the culture that developed in antiquity in the Nile Valley in modern day Egypt. For the modern nation of Egypt, see "Egypt (modern)."
- glass (material) - An amorphous, inorganic substance made by fusing silica (silicon dioxide) with a basic oxide; generally transparent but often translucent or opaque. Its characteristic properties are its hardness and rigidity at ordinary temperatures, its capacity for plastic working at elevated temperatures, and its resistance to weathering and to most chemicals except hydrofluoric acid. Used for both utilitarian and decorative purposes, it can be formed into various shapes, colored or decorated. Glass originated as a glaze in Mesopotamia in about 3500 BCE and the first objects made wholly of glass date to about 2500 BCE.
- sculpture (visual work) - Works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. It refers especially to those objects that retain the quality of being tangible objects or groups of objects. It refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material, or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal. Small objects are typically referred to as "carvings." As works become more diffused in space or time, or less tangible, use specific terms, such as "mail art" or "environmental art."
- Seventeenth Dynasty - Refers to the period in Egypt from about 1630 to 1540 BCE during the reign of rulers at the city of Thebes in the South. The period is characterized by the anticipation of the flourishing of artistic production in the following New Kingdom and the continued production of high quality royal sculpture.
- three-dimensional - Having, or appearing to have, the three dimensions of length, width, and height.
Dimensions
- overall Dimensions: 13 1/2 in. (343 mm)