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Beads
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7660
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.6 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm (1/4 x 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of twenty-eight beads, three of which are flattened cylinder beads, and twenty-five of which are Eye of Horus (wedjat) beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7660. 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.