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String of beads
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Diameter, largest: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter, smallest: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Diameter, smallest: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.768
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThere are in all nineteen ring beads: five red, thirteen green and one blue.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Tell Nabasha (Am). 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887. (Accession date: June 1, 1887)