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String of beads
Egyptian
Roman
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, North of Tell Dafana
Medium/Technique
Glass, stone
Dimensions
Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Largest bead: 0.7 x 1.7 cm (1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Smallest bead: 0.2 x 0.1 cm (1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Largest bead: 0.7 x 1.7 cm (1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Smallest bead: 0.2 x 0.1 cm (1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.780
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of fifty-three glass and stone beads of many colors and shapes includes fourteen cylinder beads, one double ball bead and six biconical beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, North of Tell Dafana (Daphnae). 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.