Ball bead and raw malechite
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMalachite, dark stone
DimensionsBead 1.3 cm long.
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5125
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceMesaid (Mesa'eed) tomb 938 [M/938].
1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
743–712 B.C.
698–690 B.C.
664–525 B.C
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
623–568 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.