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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 537 debris at entrance

Medium/Technique Faience, carnelian
Dimensions a: 0.6 x 0.7 cm (1/4 x 1/4 in.)
b: 0.5 x 0.3 x 0.6 cm (3/16 x 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
c: 0.5 x 0.2 cm (3/16 x 1/16 in.)
d: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-10-132a-d
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is a group of:
a) 1 faience barrel bead
b) 1 faience flat incised cylinder bead
c) 1 carnelian ring bead
d) 1 tiny blue faience ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 537 debris at entrance. 1923: 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.