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Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 65
Medium/Technique
Mud, faience, original fiber string
Dimensions
Diameter mud ring bead: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Diameter and length faience barrel bead: 0.5 x 0.9 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Diameter and length faience barrel bead: 0.5 x 0.9 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group contains about thirty-five mud cylinder and ring beads (some on original string); two faience barrel beads with pointed ends; and one faience ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 65. 1913: 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.