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Broad collar element and beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Debris between tombs 13 and 20
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Leaf element: Length 2.0 cm x Width 0.8 cm
Bead: Length 0.3 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Bead: Length 0.3 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSeven short cylindrical beads strung on a string and one separate leaf-shaped broad collar element
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.