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Beads
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 627
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, faience, steatite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .060 Length:
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3528
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of forty-two beads, including thirty-nine carnelian ring beads, two glazed steatite ring beads, and one faience ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 627. 1913: 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.