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String of beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 92/x
Medium/Technique
Faience, carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3129
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionString of beads consisting of three faience ring beads, two faience multiple ring beads, nine carnelian ball beads, one faience ball bead, and one large flat barrel bead of green color with remains of brown coating.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 92/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.