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Faience ball bead

1550–1070 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueBichrome faience
DimensionsDiameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.2974
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
Faience ball bead
1550–1070 B.C.
Faience ball bead
1550–1070 B.C.
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1550–1070 B.C.
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