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Beads
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1060 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 51A
Medium/Technique
Faience, silver (?), glass, original fiber string
Dimensions
See description
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-243.2
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Beads
DescriptionThis group of beads contains:
Fifty-nine silver ring beads (4.2 - .3 cm) fused together with some original string
Approximately eight hundred faience ring beads (.3 cm) (Res 21 35)
Two glass ball beads
One faience pendant
Sixteen faience ring beads (.4 cm)
Ten tiny faience ring beads (.2 cm) (Res 21 36)
Four garnet ring beads
Fifty-nine silver ring beads (4.2 - .3 cm) fused together with some original string
Approximately eight hundred faience ring beads (.3 cm) (Res 21 35)
Two glass ball beads
One faience pendant
Sixteen faience ring beads (.4 cm)
Ten tiny faience ring beads (.2 cm) (Res 21 36)
Four garnet ring beads
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 51, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.