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String of beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12
1991–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, tomb 5, pit D
Medium/Technique
Steatite
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5cm (10 13/16in.)
Largest: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.) Smallest: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Largest: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.) Smallest: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.10553
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string consists of twenty-three glazed steatite biconical beads, graduated in size, with one ring bead at each end.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, tomb 5, pit D, chamber debris. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.