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Bead and amulet

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 177
Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: fragment 1.2 x 0.5 cm (1/2 x 3/16 in.); Overall: ball bead 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is one ball bead and one broken amulet (?).
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 177. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.