Advanced Search 
Beadnet dress
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6
2323–2150 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 2342 D (now G 5520 D)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 114.3 x 73.7cm (45 x 29in.)
Overall: 116.8 x 31.8 x 17.8 cm (46 x 12 1/2 x 7 in.)
Block (fabric figure form with clip and cleat): 122.6 x 18.4 cm (48 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Overall: 116.8 x 31.8 x 17.8 cm (46 x 12 1/2 x 7 in.)
Block (fabric figure form with clip and cleat): 122.6 x 18.4 cm (48 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number33.1020.1
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionThis beadnet dress is constructed of faience cylinder beads (field number 33-3-34) and 27 faience floral pendants (field number 33-3-35a), reconstructed by Sheila Shear in 2001.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 2342 D (now G 5520 D); 1933: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 9, 2001)
(Accession Date: March 9, 2001)