Beads
2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlue faience; resin
DimensionsLargest: Diameter 0.9 cm x Length 2.5 cm
Smallest: Diameter 0.7 cm x Length 1.2 cm
Smallest: Diameter 0.7 cm x Length 1.2 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-53
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 3, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.
Also marked on box top "NE corner"
Also marked on box top "NE corner"
2040–1783 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
1070–945 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
