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String of beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 90/X
Medium/Technique
Faience, bone/shell (?)
Dimensions
Overall length of string: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3103
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of beads composed of thirty-five white disc beads, six green disc beads, and one red disc bead.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 90/X. 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.