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Beads
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, Temple
Medium/Technique
Shell, faience
Dimensions
Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.) Length of string, doubled
Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.) Cylinder
Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.) Cylinder
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1772
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description34 long cylindrical and 8 cone-shaped faience with white and green glaze; and 6 shell beads
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)