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Pendants
Egyptian
Old Kingdom
2649–2134 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7253 D
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2042
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionThese 34 drop-shaped beads of pale faience once formed part of a broad collar. Thirty-three of the beads are currently strung together with ring beads that probably come from the same collar. One additional drop bead remains loose. A pair of similarly colored faience terminals (27-4-254) may well come from the same collar.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7253 D. 1927: 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.