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Strand of beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7500, N of mastaba G 7512
Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Diameter and thickness: 0.4 x 0.1 cm (3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of around one hundred and seventy disc beads now strung together on modern thread with 25.2392 and housed with 25.2390.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7500, N of Mastaba G 7512. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.