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Pendant
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .137 Length: bead portion .014 x .011 pendants
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2775
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis bead was originally part of a necklace of silver disc beads badly oxidized and stuck together in several sections, with five pendants representing papyrus flower.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan. 1911: 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.