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Beads and seal fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 189
Medium/Technique
Faience, slate
Dimensions
Bead: 0.4 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Fragment: 0.6 x 1.2 cm (1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Fragment: 0.6 x 1.2 cm (1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5559
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is one faience cylinder bead and one fragment of a scarab or seal, broken axially with a faint inscription that may be the 'apr sign.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 189. 1913: 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.