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Faience ball bead
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bichrome faience
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2974
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionHollow spherical bead with alternating sectors of blue & black faience. 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)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)