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Beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 81
Medium/Technique
Amethyst, faience, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3669
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads contains 1 amethyst ball bead, 4 faience ball beads, 1 long rectangular faience bead, 1 small faience ring bead, and 1 tiny double ring bead of shiny blue glass.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 81.1913: 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.