id:			94476
accession number:	1914.797.l
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.797.l
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:08.210000

Teardrop-Shaped Bead, 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Gold over calcite gesso core; average: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.797.l

title:				Teardrop-Shaped Bead
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creation date:			1980–1801 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1980
creation date latest:		-1801
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12
technique:	gold over calcite gesso core
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Middle Kingdom
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Average: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 177; Mentioned: p. 177
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