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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 5020 B
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, faience, glass
Dimensions
a: 1 x 0.7 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
b: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
c: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
d: 0.8 x 0.3 x 0.7 cm (5/16 x 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
e: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
b: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
c: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
d: 0.8 x 0.3 x 0.7 cm (5/16 x 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
e: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-11-187a-e
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of:
a) 1 faience melon ball bead
b) 1 dark blue glass ball bead
c) 4 faience ring beads stuck together
d) 1 faience ring bead (similar to the beads in "c" above)
e) 1 carnelian ball bead
a) 1 faience melon ball bead
b) 1 dark blue glass ball bead
c) 4 faience ring beads stuck together
d) 1 faience ring bead (similar to the beads in "c" above)
e) 1 carnelian ball bead
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 50120 B debris. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.