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Beads and broad collar elements
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Mastaba 2001 A
Medium/Technique
Faience, steatite, cupreous slag
Dimensions
See description
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-19
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads and broad collar elements contains:
Twenty-six faience cylinder beads (some broken) (1.6 x .3 cm)
Four teardrop-shaped broad collar elements, pierced on both ends (1.9 x .7 x .2 cm)
One striated glazed steatite cylinder bead (3.2 x .8 cm)
One fragment of copper slag (1.9 x 1.7 cm)
Belongs with 15-4-8.
Twenty-six faience cylinder beads (some broken) (1.6 x .3 cm)
Four teardrop-shaped broad collar elements, pierced on both ends (1.9 x .7 x .2 cm)
One striated glazed steatite cylinder bead (3.2 x .8 cm)
One fragment of copper slag (1.9 x 1.7 cm)
Belongs with 15-4-8.
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.