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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Mastaba G 7050, black debris above offering room
Medium/Technique
Faience, fiber string
Dimensions
Diameter x thickness: 0.7 x 0.2 cm (1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-1-863
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of approximately two hundred ring beads with large borings. All are from one set, with many beads on fragments of original string.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Mastaba G 7050, black debris above offering room. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.