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String of carnelian and faience beads
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
4200–3250 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian; faience
Dimensions
Length: 18 cm, Diameter 1.3 cm (largest bead)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1025b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed). 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; March 2, 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.