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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Mesheikh

Medium/Technique Faience, bronze, agate ?
Dimensions Diameter bronze ring: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter agate ball bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter faience bead: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1440
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionOne agate ? ball bead; one bronze ring, and one bright blue faience biconical bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesheikh. 1912: 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.


Findspot Information: From Mesheikh.