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String of beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11
2140–1991 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naga el-Deir, Tomb N 453 b
Medium/Technique
Amethyst
Dimensions
Length: 49 cm (19 5/16 in.)
Barrel beads: length x width: 0.9 x 0.6 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.) - 1.5 x 1 cm (9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Barrel beads: length x width: 0.9 x 0.6 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.) - 1.5 x 1 cm (9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.971
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis string of beads is comprised of forty-five amethyst barrel beads. It is from the neck of a body.(See group 21.970; 21.972-985).
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Deir, tomb N 453 b. 1904: excavated by George Reisner for the Hearst Expedition of the University of California (which became the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition in 1905); 1921: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)