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Cylinder beads

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/Technique1: Blue frit; 2: Green faience
DimensionsOverall 1: 1.7 x 0.3 cm (11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Overall 2: 1.5 x 0.3 cm (9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2756
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, North of steps of G 7101. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Fragment of frit bead
743–698 B.C.
712–653 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.
Beads
690–664 B.C.