The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 25, 2023

Teardrop-Shaped Bead

1980–1801 BC

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Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12

Gold over calcite gesso core

Average: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.797.f

Location

not on view

Provenance
Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Citations
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 177; Mentioned: p. 177
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.797.f