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String of beads
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, San -el- Hagar
Medium/Technique
Glass, faience
Dimensions
Overall: Range of diameters is large 0.9 cm (7/16 in.) to small sphere 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number85.572
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTen beads, of which eight are thick ring beads and two are small flattened ball beads with crossed lines on both sides. They are gray-green glaze spotted with brown.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)