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Spacer bead ?
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm (11/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2540
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a spacer bead ? composed of two eyes (NOT Eyes of Horus) attached side-by-side on their long sides and each bored through the length. Both sides are identical. One eye is broken.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.