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Beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 367
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.) - average diameter
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.2731
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of six disc beads of various colors, four of which are thin and flat, one which is thicker, and one which is smaller. Housed together with 11.2728-11.2732.
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.