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Jewelry element: carnelian bead

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2 of 2 • Amulets, beads, and earrings: top row: [G 7530-7540: G 7540 T IV] 29-3-193 (= MFA 29.2386, gold sheath), 29-3-192 (= MFA 29.2385, two glass barrel beads), [G 7530-7540: G 7540 T V] 29-3-392 (= MFA 29.2433, two gold earrings), 29-3-396 (= MFA 29.1471, scarab), 29-3-397 (= MFA 29.1472, scarab), 29-3-398 (= MFA 29.1473, heart); bottom row: [G 7530-7540: G 7540 T V] 29-3-395 (= MFA 29.1475, heart scarab), 29-3-399 (= MFA 29.2434, amulet fragment), 29-3-400 (= MFA 29.1474, Horus), 29-3-401 (carnelian barrel bead), [G 7600 R III] 29-4-441 (= MFA 29.1476, heart scarab)
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Amulets, beads, and earrings: top row: [G 7530-7540: G 7540 T IV] 29-3-193 (= MFA 29.2386, gold sheath), 29-3-192 (= MFA 29.2385, two glass barrel beads), [G 7530-7540: G 7540 T V] 29-3-392 (= MFA 29.2433, two gold earrings), 29-3-396 (= MFA 29.1471, scarab), 29-3-397 (= MFA 29.1472, scarab), 29-3-398 (= MFA 29.1473, heart); bottom row: [G 7530-7540: G 7540 T V] 29-3-395 (= MFA 29.1475, heart scarab), 29-3-399 (= MFA 29.2434, amulet fragment), 29-3-400 (= MFA 29.1474, Horus), 29-3-401 (carnelian barrel bead), [G 7600 R III] 29-4-441 (= MFA 29.1476, heart scarab)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7530-7540, G 7600 R

Carnelian barrel bead. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-3-401
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Beads
  • Findspot
    G 7530-7540: pit G 7540 T, room 5 (V), W grave
  • Material
    Carnelian
  • Dimensions
    Length: .9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/30/1929

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