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String of beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 5
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, steatite
Dimensions
Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3544
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of beads contains eleven ball beads (.9 cm), one cylinder bead (.5 x 1.1 cm), one biconical bead (.6 x 1.0 cm), one lenticular bead (1.4 x 1.3 cm), and one ape amulet .5 x 1.1 cm) all of carnelian and one steatite cylinder bead (.5 x 1.4 cm).
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 5. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.