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Cowrie shell beads
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7156, debris
Medium/Technique
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 1.2 cm (7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-2-192
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of four cowrie shell beads with fragments of original thread included. Probably same necklace as 26-2-189.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, G 7156, debris. 1926 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.