Advanced Search 
String of beads
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Dafana
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall, largest: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Overall, smallest: 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)
Overall, smallest: 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.778
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string is composed of about forty-three light green, opaque and highly polished beads which are small and range in shape from ball beads to ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Dafana (Daphnae). 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887.