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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7510 V

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Width x length: 0.7 x 0.9 cm (1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2339
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThese are two unusual beads, triangular in profile, each with three horizontal borings. Each bead is composed of three cylinder beads stacked up together, two on the bottom and one on the top.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7510 V. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.