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String of beads
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 0–2
3100–2649 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Kafr Ghattati, tomb 8
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Width x Diameter x Length: 0.3 x 0.7 x 2.7 cm (1/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1824.1-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a string of nine carnelian ring beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Kafr Ghattati, tomb 8 [K.G.8]. 1924: 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.