Digital Giza | Jewelry element: ivory, carnelian, and faience beads

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7691

One ivory ball bead // one opaque carnelian barrel bead // seven ivory cylinder beads // seven carnelian ball beads (one ridged) // one blue stone bead // twelve crumb beads; dark faience with light blue crumbs, but faded // two crumb beads more slender and longer. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

ID

HUMFA_28-3-14
Department

Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification

Jewelry & adornment-Bracelets, armlets, anklets
Findspot

G 7691 A, debris of grave
Material

Ivory, carnelian, stone, faience
Dimensions

Width: ivory ball: .4 cm; carnelian barrel: .8 cm; ivory cylinder: .3 - .6 cm; carnelian ball: .6 cm; blue stone: .3 cm; dark faience crumb: .7 cm; other crumb: .4 cm Length: ivory ball: .5 cm; carnelian barrel: 1.2 cm; ivory cylinder: .7 - 1.2 cm; carnelian ball: .8 cm; blue stone: .7 cm; dark faience crumb: 1 cm; other crumb: 1.4 cm
Credit Line

Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Object Ownership Information

MFA accession number: 28.1367
Date of Register Entry

03/14/1928
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". Assortment of beads listed in original OR entry (not full amount) accessioned as MFA 28.1367.
Problems/Questions

MFA accession number verified