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String of cylinder beads
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall length: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number02.801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a string of thirty long cylinder beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Abydos. 1902: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: November 17, 1902)
(Accession Date: November 17, 1902)