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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 244 C

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Smallest: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Largest: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-10-341
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis group of beads contains:
a) 4 fragments of decorated cylinder beads
b) 7 black ball beads
c) 2 fragments of black barrel beads
d) 16 blue and black cylinder beads on a string
e) 3 barrel beads
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 244 C. 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.