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String of beads and amulets
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, el-Rizeiqat
Medium/Technique
Amazonite
Dimensions
Diameter largest ball bead: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Height x width hawk amulet: 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Total Length: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Height x width hawk amulet: 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Total Length: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1863
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis string of thirteen beads and amulets includes two melon beads, two ball beads, one scaraboid bead, three hawk amulets, one unclassifiable amulet, two crouched female sphinx amulets, one standing monkey amulet and one flat-backed hippo head amulet.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, el-Rizeiqat. 1904: purchased for the MFA by Albert M. Lythgoe.