Cylinder beads
2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, textile
DimensionsCylinder beads
Larger: Length 1.8 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Smaller: Length 1.1 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Larger: Length 1.8 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Smaller: Length 1.1 cm x Diameter 0.3 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-113
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.2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
1991–1640 B.C.
mid 18th century