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Beads

late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAgate, glass, faience, wood, stone
DimensionsSee description
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number86.215
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naukratis.1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; October 28, 1885: voted to MFA at general meeting; February 1886: sent over to MFA.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
Bracelet
A.D. 364–476
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
743–712 B.C.
String of beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.