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Beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 367/x8
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2719
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionFaience, light thin flat disc beads and two small disc beads. There are ten records, for ten beads originally strung together. These disc beads number from 11.2710 to 11.2719, however there are now only eight beads on the string together but it is not possible to distinguish which are the missing two.
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 367. 1911: 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.