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Jewelry elements
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht), chamber
Medium/Technique
Faience, copper, carnelian
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-619
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
Description10 cylindrical faience beads. 4 fragments of copper strip. 1 cylindrical bead of carnelian. Fragment of curved object- green faience. 1 round, brown seed.
Copper strips now in 6 pieces. Rest of field number not present.
Copper strips now in 6 pieces. Rest of field number not present.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 13, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.