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Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2504

Medium/Technique Faience, Carnelian
Dimensions Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5155
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is a string of five beads including one large barrel bead, three carnelian ring beads, and one tiny ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2504. 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.