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String of beads
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
Findspot: Egypt, el-Hiba
Medium/Technique
Glass, faience, amethyst, quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 25 overall length x 1.8 cm (diameter of largest bead)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription;
Accession Number03.1852
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of beads contains one faience ball bead (1.8 cm), one quartz ball bead (0.9 cm), two amethyst barrel beads (0.9 x 0.7 cm), nine glass cylinder beads, ten glass ball beads, one biconical glass bead, four large glass ring beads and one double ring bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, el-Hiba. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.