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Face Carved into a Bead/Pebble

-4100/-2500

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta

National Museum of Archaeology, Malta
Valletta, Malta

Bead carved with human face. Large oval bead with perforation through long axis. It is of a banded stone resembling alabaster, yellowish to white in colour. On one side a human face has been carved with long slit-eyes, prominent nose, thick lips and a receding chin. The reverse is rather flattened, though not quite flat.

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  • Title: Face Carved into a Bead/Pebble
  • Date Created: -4100/-2500
  • Location: Tarxien Temples
  • Medium: Stone
  • Showcase room: Neolithic Display, Showcase 16
  • Photographed by: Stephen Psaila
  • Period: Temple Period
  • Inventory number: 9131
National Museum of Archaeology, Malta

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