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String of beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 311
Medium/Technique
Faience, bone/shell (?)
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3118
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of seventeen beads consisting of two white disc beads, five red ball beads, and ten ring beads of red, green, and white color.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 311. 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.