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Beads
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Amasis
570–526 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7757 A, Room V
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2680
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of seventeen beads of various shapes and types, strung on two strings, with ten beads on one string and seven on the other. They are made out of green, black, and red glass. Object Register says there are twenty three beads of 'dark color'.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheperre) Room V. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.