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Two white stone barrel beads.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

ID
HUMFA_28-3-13
Alternate IDs
28-3-13; HUMFA_28-3-13
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Beads
Entry Date
03/14/1928
Title
Jewelry element: stone beads
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
Width: .6 cm; .4 cm Length: 1.1 cm; .8 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 7691 A, debris of grave
Remarks
Original identification as "Roman" grave changed in red pencil to read "Late Dynasty VI (G.A.R.)"; "original grave was OK over which a Ptolemaic grave had been made" (G.A.R.); "all these amulets [presumably 28-3-1 through 28-3-11] are of characteristic Dynasty 5 design".
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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