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Beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, glass, crystal, shell, faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24-2-560a-g
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionVarious beads from S-520:
a) 10 lavender glass ball beads
b) 2 carnelian ball beads
c) 2 carnelian doughnut beads
d) 1 crystal ball bead
e)1 barrel bead, light egg blue glass paste
f) 1 cowrie shell
g) 7 disc beads of different sizes
a) 10 lavender glass ball beads
b) 2 carnelian ball beads
c) 2 carnelian doughnut beads
d) 1 crystal ball bead
e)1 barrel bead, light egg blue glass paste
f) 1 cowrie shell
g) 7 disc beads of different sizes
ProvenanceFrom Semna S-520. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.