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Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
332 B.C.–A.D. 337
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos
Medium/Technique
Glass, seed, original fiber string
Dimensions
Overall: 0.4 x 2.5 cm (3/16 x 1 in.)
Seed length: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Seed length: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number02.820
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of spirally grooved light green glass beads in several sections on the original string. Included are spiral, ring, and multiple ring beads. There are also 3 seeds.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Abydos.1902: 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 on November 17, 1902. (Accession Date: November 17, 1902)