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Beads
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Nag el Deir, N 12/30
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1443
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis is a group of six beads which includes one faience ball bead, one faience cylinder bead, one carnelian ball bead, one faience drop pendant, and two bead fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Deir, N 12 / 30. 1912: 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.