Beads
2040–1991 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, steatite, lapis lazuli
DimensionsOverall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.) -faience beads
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) - steatite beads
Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.) - lapis beads
Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) - steatite beads
Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.) - lapis beads
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-4-134b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 5, pit C debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
