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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 544 A
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Smallest ball bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Largest ball bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Length of string: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)
Ring beads: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Largest ball bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Length of string: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)
Ring beads: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-10-197a-b
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of:
a) 97 ball beads, some with the opening of the boring split at one end, strung together
b) 17 tiny unstrung ring beads plus 4 broken pieces.
a) 97 ball beads, some with the opening of the boring split at one end, strung together
b) 17 tiny unstrung ring beads plus 4 broken pieces.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 544 A. 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.