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Teardrop-Shaped Bead

Dynasty 12

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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.i

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.i