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Beads
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7100 S, debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter x length: 0.45 x 1.9 cm (3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-3-82
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of eight barrel beads of which five are light blue and three are gray-blue.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Street G 7100 S, debris. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.