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Beads (?)
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Mastaba 2001 A
Medium/Technique
Date pit
Dimensions
Diameter and length: 0.8 x 2 cm (5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-3-589
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThirty-six date pits (?) with holes bored through them, badly eaten by insects.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, mastaba 2001A. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.