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Middle Kingdom
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This anklet is made from cylindrical faience beads and forms a pair with 22.1.257. It is part of a faience jewelry set that also included a broad collar (see 22.1.1632) and at least one armlet. When the anklets were excavated, the ancient string had deteriorated, and the archaeologists restrung the beads on modern string.
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Title: Anklet
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954L, MMA excavations, 1921–22
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: l. 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number: 22.1.256
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