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Cylinder beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11–12
2140–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, tomb 13 pit A, debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 0.3 x 1.3 cm (1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-432a.4
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwenty blue-gray cylinder beads, eight of which are fused together.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 13, pit A debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.