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Beads
Nubian (Pan-Grave)
Pan-Grave Period
Medium/Technique
Shell, faience
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1693
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionAbout 500 shell ring beads and a few blue-green faience ring beads.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Naqada. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group ( 03.1693-03.1696) for £2. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession date: January 1, 1903).