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String of Glass Eye Beads
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String of Glass Eye Beads

DateNew Kingdom, about 1539–1077 BCE
Mediumglass beads and hardstone (one bead)
Dimensions64.3 cm (25 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1925.553
DescriptionStrand of multi-colored glass mosaic and eye beads, one greyish stone bead included.
ProvenanceFormerly of Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection; bequeathed by Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs to the Worcester Art Museum, 1925–1926.
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Ancient Egyptian
possibly 32 BCE–200s CE, Roman Period
Ancient Egyptian
possibly about 1550–1070 BCE, New Kingdom
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