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Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, pit 20A debris

Medium/Technique Faience, carnelian, steatite
Dimensions See description
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-524
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionThis group of beads contains the following:
Sixty-eight cylinder beads of various lengths
Fourteen bright blue small cylinder beads (1.5 x 0.3 cm)
One large glazed steatite striated cylinder bead (3.5 x 0.8 cm)
One carnelian barrel bead (0.5 x 0.3 cm)
One tiny faience ball bead
One small glazed steatite cylinder bead (1 x 0.4 cm)
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 20, pit A debris. 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.