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[One hundred seventy-five (175)] steatite [and faience] ring beads [(Old Kingdom)]; [one hundred three (103) speckled steatite, seventy-two (72) blue faience].
Illustration: No.
Supplementary illustration: Yes.
Supplementary illustration scale: 2:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_25-7-13
Alternate IDs
25-7-13; HUMFA_25-7-13
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Beads
Entry Date
07/10/1925
Title
Jewelry element: steatite and faience beads
Medium
Steatite, [faience]
Dimensions
Diameter: .3 - .35 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7803 C, inside coffin
Remarks
One hundred one (101) speckled steatite ring beads accessioned as MFA 25.2725.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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