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Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 2 (?) (?)
2750–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 111

Medium/Technique Copper
Dimensions Overall: 0.6 x 0.4 cm (1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.3136
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionOne small barrel bead of corroded copper.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 111. 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.