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.
698–690 B.C.
664–525 B.C
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
743–712 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
664–332 B.C.