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Beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht), debris
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, steatite, faience and seeds
Dimensions
Ball bead: Diameter 0.7 cm
Steatite: Length 2.1 cm x Diameter 0.4 cm
Faience: Length 1.1 cm x Diameter 0.5 cm
Seed: Length 1.9 cm x Width 1.1 cm
Steatite: Length 2.1 cm x Diameter 0.4 cm
Faience: Length 1.1 cm x Diameter 0.5 cm
Seed: Length 1.9 cm x Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-423
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThere is one ball bead of carnelian, one cylinder bead of blue-green glazed steatite, ten faience cylinder beads, and two shiny brown seeds.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, April 27, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.