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Flattened barrel beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7000

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: large 0.6 x 0.2 x 1 cm (1/4 x 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Overall: small 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.3 cm (1/16 x 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-1-1097
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis is a group of twenty-eight flattened, roughly oval shaped beads, in both large and small sizes. They are similar in type to 26-1-445.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7000. 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.