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2 of 2 • Faience beads from G 7757 A, room IV: top row: 29-11-267 (coiled strand), 29-11-268 (coiled strand), 29-11-264 (= MFA 29.2618, one bead), 29-11-292 (= MFA 29.2629, coiled strand), 29-11-414 (= MFA 29.2710, upper item, coiled strand, tag mislabeled 29-11-413), 29-11-296 (= MFA 29.2631, lower item, six beads); middle row: 29-11-374 (= MFA 29.2686, six beads), 29-11-292 (= MFA 29.2629, ring beads), 29-11-296 (= MFA 29.2631, three beads, tag mislabeled 29-11-292), 29-11-296 (= MFA 29.2631, four beads); bottom row: 29-11-374 (= MFA 29.2686, coiled strand), 29-11-415 (= MFA 29.2711, coiled strand, tag mislabeled 29-11-413), 29-11-454 (= MFA 29.2736, one bead), 29-11-457 (= MFA 29.2738, coiled strand), 29-11-481 (= MFA 29.2751, five beads, tag mislabeled 29-11-479)
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Faience beads from G 7757 A, room IV: top row: 29-11-267 (coiled strand), 29-11-268 (coiled strand), 29-11-264 (= MFA 29.2618, one bead), 29-11-292 (= MFA 29.2629, coiled strand), 29-11-414 (= MFA 29.2710, upper item, coiled strand, tag mislabeled 29-11-413), 29-11-296 (= MFA 29.2631, lower item, six beads); middle row: 29-11-374 (= MFA 29.2686, six beads), 29-11-292 (= MFA 29.2629, ring beads), 29-11-296 (= MFA 29.2631, three beads, tag mislabeled 29-11-292), 29-11-296 (= MFA 29.2631, four beads); bottom row: 29-11-374 (= MFA 29.2686, coiled strand), 29-11-415 (= MFA 29.2711, coiled strand, tag mislabeled 29-11-413), 29-11-454 (= MFA 29.2736, one bead), 29-11-457 (= MFA 29.2738, coiled strand), 29-11-481 (= MFA 29.2751, five beads, tag mislabeled 29-11-479)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7757

A number of (about [78]) faience cylinder beads; some blue others green glaze; faded and broken // eight faience ring beads. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-11-415
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Beads
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7757 A, debris of room IV
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Length: cylinder beads: .6 - 1.7 cm Diameter: ring beads: .3 - .4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 29.2711
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/27/1929
  • Remarks
    Seventy-eight faience cylinder beads accessioned as MFA 29.2711; tag on strand of cylinder beads mislabeled 29-11-413
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7757

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery