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String of beads

2010–1961 B.C.
FindspotDeir el Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, silver
DimensionsLength: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.10547
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, shaft A (tomb of Djehutynakht). May 1915: 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. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
Finger ring
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Assorted beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Scarab
945-660 B.C.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Finger ring
40 B.C.–A.D. 114