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String of beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 247/X
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .010 Length:
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3077
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of beads composed of thirty large, flat faience disc beads, the last of which has multiple chips around the edge.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 247. 1911: 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.