Bead and amulet

Egyptian

Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 253 A

Dimensions

Pendant: 0.8 x 1.3 cm (5/16 x 1/2 in.) Amulet: 0.6 x 0.4 x 0.7 cm (1/4 x 3/16 x 1/4 in.)

Accession Number

23-10-324b-c

Medium or Technique

Glass ?, amazonite

Not On View

Collections

Africa and Oceania, Jewelry, The Ancient World

Classifications

Beads

This is:
b) one greenish glass ball-shaped pendant and
c) 1 broken irregular amazonite amulet.

Provenance

From Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 253 A. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition