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String of beads
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Dafana
Medium/Technique
Glass, stone
Dimensions
Length x width: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.686
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThere are nine large, dark green faceted glass ring beads and ten assorted stone and glass beads, including two stone pendants. Colors include two red glass beads, one blue glass bead, one pinkish-white glass bead, two green glass beads, one round bead, and one green glass barrel bead. Corners are rounded.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Dafana (Daphnae). 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.