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Beads

FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience, stone
Dimensionsa)Length: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
b)Length: 1.0 cm (3/8 in.)
c)Length: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
d)Length: 1.0 cm (3/8 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-3-551a-d
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Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, terrace debris east of Tomb 1. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
2040–1550 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.