Barrel bead
2465–2323 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueQuartz
DimensionsOverall: 1.5 x 0.8 cm (9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.852
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1911: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2575–2465 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
2960–2649 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.