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Bead bracelet or anklet

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–1981 B.C.

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Title: Bead bracelet or anklet

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 11

Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, North Triangular Court, Pit 29, MMA excavations, 1922–23

Medium: Blue faience with original string

Dimensions: L. 6.5 cm plus string
Beads: l. 1.3 cm; diam. 0.5 cm

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925

Accession Number: 25.3.251

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