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Cylinder beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Faience, textile
Dimensions
Cylinder beads
Larger: Length 1.8 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Smaller: Length 1.1 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Larger: Length 1.8 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Smaller: Length 1.1 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThere are two cylindrical blue faience beads, one piece of broken green faience, and four small textile fragments (original description listed only two textile fragments).
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 4, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.