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Egyptian
Predynastic Period
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid
Medium/Technique Carnelian
Dimensions Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.1089
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionCarnelian bead.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed). Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.