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Cylinder beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Mastaba 2001 A
Medium/Technique
Faience, steatite, bronze
Dimensions
Faience cylinder bead: 0.3 x 1.1 cm (1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Steatite cylinder bead: 0.4 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Bronze fragment: 1.7 x 1 cm (11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Steatite cylinder bead: 0.4 x 1.3 cm (3/16 x 1/2 in.)
Bronze fragment: 1.7 x 1 cm (11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-21
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwo faience cylinder beads, one glazed steatite cylinder bead, and one fragment of bronze.
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.