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Ring beads and gold foil

FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGold foil, faience, carnelian
DimensionsLargest foil: 0.5 x 0.5 cm (3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Smallest foil: 0.2 x 0.3 cm (1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Large faience ring bead: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Small faience ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Carnelian ring bead: 0.2 cm (1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5210
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 43. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.