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Cylinder beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7803 C, inside coffin

Medium/Technique Steatite
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.2 cm (3/8 x 1/16 in.) largest
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number25.2726
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is a group of thirty-eight speckled steatite cylinder beads.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7803 C, inside coffin. 1925: 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.