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String of beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Mesheikh

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Length: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1449
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis string of beads consists of two cylinder beads, four ball beads, one barrel bead, fourteen ring beads, and three Eye of Horus (wedjat) beads.
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. M / 2105