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Beaded collar
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11–early Dynasty 12
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Pit 10 A, coffin 3
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.460
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionSection of a broadcollar made up of black and green faience cylinder beads and ring beads found on original stringing. Now mouunted with additional beads.
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, Pit 10A, in coffin 3. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1921: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.