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String of beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 165
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Total length of beads: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Diameter big ball bead: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Bconical bead length: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Diameter big ball bead: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Bconical bead length: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3694
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of ten beads contains one biconical bead, one barrel bead, two large and four small ball beads, one cylinder bead, and one fragment of a very large cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 165. 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.
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 165
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F. / 165