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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
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-53
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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"