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Scaraboid bead
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 346/X
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2739
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne scaraboid bead in the shape of a duck, finely incised and bored lengthwise.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 346. 1910-11: 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.
(accession date: October 19, 1911)
(accession date: October 19, 1911)