Bead
664–332 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience, stone, glass
DimensionsOverall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.) smallest
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) largest
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) largest
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.671.2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, Tomb 23, body A. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887. (Accession date: January 1, 1887)
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
305–30 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.