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Faience ball bead

Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.

Medium/Technique Bichrome faience
Dimensions Diameter 4.0 cm
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2967
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionHollow spherical bead with alternating sectors of blue & black faience; significant brownish incrustations. Pierced for stringing.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)