Cylindrical beads
2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Object Place for LabelDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBlue faience
DimensionsLargest length x larget diameter: 1.8 x .7 cm (11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-110
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 4, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.
284 B.C.–A.D. 275
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
1070–945 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
750–250 B.C.