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Jewellery in the Naqada Period

Beads most often worn as necklace are very common in Naqada tombs. There is a wide range of materials used in jewellery production in the Naqada Period.

faience	gold	iron	ivory	lapis lazuli	clay

armlets made in ivory and other materials are also common.

ivory	gold

pendants perhaps worn on necklaces might have had amuletic functions