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Beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Debris between tombs 13 and 20
Medium/Technique
Faience, steatite, amethyst
Dimensions
Longest: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Shortest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Shortest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads contains:
One faience pendant
One faience barrel bead
Eight faience cylinder beads
One amethyst ball bead
One glazed steatite cylinder bead
One faience pendant
One faience barrel bead
Eight faience cylinder beads
One amethyst ball bead
One glazed steatite cylinder bead
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, debris between Tombs 13 and 20. 1915: 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.