Bead

Long bead of carnelian, well shaped, finished but not pierced for suspension. Was positioned lying on the breast of the mummy in the thoracic region. One of thirty-two amulets removed from a mummy on the 8th of December 1966 at Aintree University Hospital. The mummy was in a damaged state and its accession history had been lost. The mummy was first X-rayed then cut apart for research purposes.