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Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11
2040–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 6 debris
Medium/Technique
Faience, bronze
Dimensions
Length x width pendant: 2.1 x 1.9 cm (13/16 x 3/4 in.)
Length x width bronze: 1.1 x 1 cm (7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Length x width thick bead: 1.3 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Length average cylinder bead: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Length x width bronze: 1.1 x 1 cm (7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Length x width thick bead: 1.3 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Length average cylinder bead: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-40
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads contains forty cylinder beads (one with a much larger diameter than the others) and one pear-shaped pendant (flat on one side and pierced on both ends) of blue faience as well as one small flat fragment of bronze.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 6 debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.