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Gold cylinder bead
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2061–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.887
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionLong cylinder with rows of gold nobs applied. Crushed.
[Alternate Text:]
The New Kingdom (1570-1070 B.C.) saw a great flowering of the jeweler's art as improvements in the manufacture of faience (a quartz bodied ceramic) combined with the invention of glass-making to produce a dazzling variety of ornaments in new forms and colors.
[Alternate Text:]
The New Kingdom (1570-1070 B.C.) saw a great flowering of the jeweler's art as improvements in the manufacture of faience (a quartz bodied ceramic) combined with the invention of glass-making to produce a dazzling variety of ornaments in new forms and colors.
ProvenanceFrom Semna: S 560. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 3, 1924)
(Accession Date: March 3, 1924)