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Ball bead

760–332 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGlass paste or faience
Dimensions1.1 x 1.25 cm (7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number26-1-560
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7150C.1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.

Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
315–170 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Ball beads
30–A.D. 40