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Beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 65
Medium/Technique
Mud, carnelian, faience, original fiber string
Dimensions
Smallest: 0.1 cm (1/16 in.)
Largest: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Largest: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5213
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads contains 3 faience pointed barrel beads, 1 blue faience ball bead, 1 carnelian ball bead, 3 tiny blue ring beads, and about 20 mud beads with fragments of original string stuck to them.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 65. 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.