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Bead
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Length x diameter: 3.6 x 1 cm (1 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number67.1134
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionBlue glazed steatite conical bead inscribed with the name "Scribe of the Treasury, Huy."
ProvenanceFrom Egypt. By 1967: Horace L. Mayer (d. 1968) collection; 1967: given to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer, December 1, 1967.