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String of barrel beads

570–526 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGlass and gold
DimensionsOverall: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.) smallest
Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.) largest
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number31.863
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza: G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheper-Re) Room V . 1929: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.