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Cowrie shell beads
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7500, N of mastaba G 7512
Medium/Technique
Shell, leather
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 1.2 cm (5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2390
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of five cowrie shell beads threaded together on original leather or fiber strands. Housed together with 25.2391 and 25.2392.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7500, N of mastaba G 7512. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.