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Cylinder beads

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlue frit
DimensionsOverall: 1.2 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 3/16 in.) (greatest)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2687.4
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Egypt. N of subsidiary Pyramid G I-A. 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.