Necklace, 500–700, Made in Medinet Habu (near Thebes), Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Rock crystal beads, Overall: 26 x 7/16 in. (66


Necklace, 500–700, Made in Medinet Habu (near Thebes), Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Rock crystal beads, Overall: 26 x 7/16 in. (66 x cm), Lapidary Work-Crystal, These works are thought to have been found near a Christian church dedicated to the popular warrior saint Theodore Stratelates and built on the grounds of Medinet Habu, the mortuary temple of Ramesses III from the early twelfth century b


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