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Barrel bead
Barrel bead

Barrel bead

2323–2040 B.C.
FindspotMesheikh, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueQuartz
DimensionsLength: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1457
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesheikh. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.


Findspot Information: From Mesheikh. Mes / 2106 / B
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Barrel bead
2465–2323 B.C.
Group shot: 11.2555 and 11.2564
2960–2649 B.C.
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.