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String of beads
Egyptian
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 135 cm (53 1/8 in.)
Diameter and length largest cylinder bead: 0.5 x 4.6 cm (3/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Diameter and length smallest cylinder bead: 0.5 x 2.4 cm (3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Diameter and length largest cylinder bead: 0.5 x 4.6 cm (3/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Diameter and length smallest cylinder bead: 0.5 x 2.4 cm (3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson Haynes
Accession Number12.689
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of seventy-five beads is comprised of forty-one cylinder beads of varying lengths, seventeen disc beads, sixteen ring or ball beads, and one barrel bead. There are also three loose cylinder beads and two loose ring beads. The modern stringing has large strips of ancient [?] textile. [These added strips of textile are seen on a number of early acquisitions, apparently put together for the tourist trade.]
ProvenanceFrom Egypt. Gift of the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson Haynes, through Miss Sarah H. Blanchard