pearls; barrel pearl; spindle pearl

An item at Louvre

pierced (ovoid beads of rectangular or square section, some fragmentary)

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).

Louvre