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String of beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 168 ?
Medium/Technique
Faience, carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.) - length of string
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3814
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of beads contains 3 faience ring beads, 1 faience barrel bead, 2 faience cylinder beads, 1 carnelian ring bead and about 70 faience ball beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 168 ?. 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.168
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.168