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Two amulets and lot of beads; various materials, shapes, sizes (see illustration).
Illustration: Yes

Details

ID
HUMFA_13-1-531
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_13-1-531; 13-1-531
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Miscellaneous
Period
Old Kingdom
Entry Date
January 1913
Title
Faience, carnelian, and amazonite amulets and beads
Medium
Faience, carnelian, [amazonite]
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 2375 Y
Remarks
Strand of beads (1 carnelian biconical bead, 2 carnelian barrel beads, 1 large faience cylinder bead, 13 small faience and steatite cylinder beads, 1 faience ring bead, 12 carnelian ring beads, 1 faience amulet) accessioned as MFA 13.3411. One amazonite lion amulet accessioned as MFA 13.3411a.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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