Ancient Egyptian Beads

This book presents a detailed analysis and thorough study of the unique collection of Ancient Egyptian beads in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London. The book first discusses the archaeological value of beads and the method employed in the study of them, especially emphasizing the imp...

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Main Author: Xia, Nai. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54868-0
Table of Contents:
  • Part One Introduction
  • Archaeological Value of Beads
  • Scope of Study
  • Method of Registration
  • Mode of Treatment
  • Nomenclature and Identification of Materials
  • Part Two Technical methods of Bead-Making
  • Glass Beads
  • Stone Beads
  • Beads of Pasty Material
  • Metal Beads
  • Beads of Miscellaneous Materials
  • Part Three Classification and Corpus
  • Part Three Classification and Corpus
  • Principle of Classification
  • A New Classification
  • Principle of A Corpus
  • A New Corpus
  • Part Four Chronological Survey
  • Prehistoric Period
  • Early Dynastic Period
  • Old Kingdom
  • First Intermediate Period
  • Middle Kingdom
  • Second Intermediate Period
  • New Kingdom
  • Late Period
  • The Greco-Roman Period
  • Bibliography.