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String of beads
String of beads

String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, carnelian, faience, amazonite
DimensionsOverall: 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number02.700
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Abydos. 1902: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund on November 17, 1902. (Accession Date: November 17, 1902)
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320