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Cylinder bead

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 0.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.822
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionOne unusually long blue cylinder bead.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, GMT/X. 1911: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.