Beads and pendant fragments
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, tomb 8 pit A, chamber Y debris
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.) Diameter and length: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) Diameter and length: 0.6 x 2 cm (1/4 x 13/16 in.) Diameter and length: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Accession Number
15-4-394
Medium or Technique
Faience,steatite
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, Jewelry, The Ancient World
Classifications
This is an assortment of beads and pendant fragments.
Five cylinder beads, steatite. L 1.4-1.0 cm.
One barrel bead, steatite. L 1.2 cm.
Three barrel beads, blue faience. L 1.6-1.2 cm.
Five fragments of leaf-shaped pendants, faience. L 2.0-0.6 cm. (The Object Register lists only three fragments.)
Provenance
From Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 8, pit A, chamber Y debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition