Beads
2040–1991 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, glazed steatite
DimensionsLength x width drop bead: 1.6 x 0.8 cm (5/8 x 5/16 in.)
Diameter and length cylinder bead: 0.3 x 2.2 cm (1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Diameter and length barrel bead: 0.3 x 1.5 cm (1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Diameter and length stone barrel bead: 1.1 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Diameter and length cylinder bead: 0.3 x 2.2 cm (1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Diameter and length barrel bead: 0.3 x 1.5 cm (1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Diameter and length stone barrel bead: 1.1 x 0.7 cm (7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-3-563
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, debris in front of Tomb 5. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
4200–3250 B.
2010–1961 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
