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Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 84

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3664
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis object contains one large faience ball bead and several tiny ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 84. 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.

Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 84