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String of beads (38 beads)
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Dafana
Medium/Technique
Various hard stones and shell
Dimensions
Length: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.681
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
ProvenanceFrom Tell Dafana (Daphnae). 1886: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1887)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1887)