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Jewelry element: faience beads

Twelve hundred (1200) small faience ring beads; yellow glaze // two thousand one hundred eighty (2180) small faience ring beads; blue or faded blue glaze // six hundred fifty (650) faience ring beads (same size as blue and yellow); black glaze // five hundred thirty (530) faience ring beads (same size as blue and yellow); brown glaze // two thousand one hundred fifty (2150) short cylindrical faience beads; green or faded green glaze. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1085
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Beads
  • Findspot
    Mastaba G 7530-7540: G 7540, debris
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Width: yellow: .3 cm; blue: .3 cm; black: .3 cm; brown: .3 cm Length: yellow: .4 cm; blue: 4 cm; black: .4 cm; brown: .4 cm; green: .5 - .8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/17/1927

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