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Ball beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7632 A, debris

Medium/Technique Steatite
Dimensions Overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2490
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is group of six buff, two blue, and one red bal beads. Several fragments of beads are also present.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7632 A, debris. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.