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Belt with beads in the shape of ducks and shells
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1539–1295/1292 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Length overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Length of duck heads: 1.5 cm
Length of duck heads: 1.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession Number18.219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSmall silver barrel-shaped beads with ten larger silver beads in shape of shells, and two in shape of ducks.
ProvenanceBy 1918: Major Henry L. Higginson Collection; May 2, 1918: given to the MFA by Major Henry L. Higginson.
(Accession Date: May 2, 1918)
(Accession Date: May 2, 1918)