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Cylinder beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 5, Pit D, chamber debris
Medium/Technique
Faience, original fiber string
Dimensions
Largest: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Smallest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Smallest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-93h
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionTwenty-two black cylinder beads, one blue cylinder bead and one green cylinder bead. Some of the beads still have the original fiber string.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 5, pit D, chamber debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.