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Bead

Medium/TechniqueBone
DimensionsWidth x length: 1.2 x 4.8 cm (1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4678
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Bracelet
2960–2770 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1295 B.C.
Pendant
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Pendant
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.