String of white glass beads with colored spirals

New Kingdom, Ramesside

ca. 1300–1080 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

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Title: String of white glass beads with colored spirals
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
Date: ca. 1300–1080 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Debris, MMA excavations, 1920–22
Medium: White glass
Dimensions: L. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.1.1265
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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