Almost 4,000 mud beads found next to the figurine constituted her original hair." The discovery came as Egypt has doubled efforts to attract more tourists, a significant source of foreign currency ...
According to Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry ... The necklace was a unique find as it consisted of "30 cylinder-shaped beads of amethyst stone with two cylinder beads of agate surrounding ...
The excavation was led by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ... a hippo-head amulet necklace made of amethyst and agate beads, scarab rings, armlets, and bracelets.
and love in ancient Egypt. Also found was a necklace with two cylindrical agate beads framing an amulet in the shape of a hippopotamus head, along with copper ingots and a small fertility figurine ...