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Beads from a beadnet dress, collar, wristlets and anklets

2551–2528 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, gold
DimensionsOverall (#1-4 boxes): 1.7 x 0.2 cm (11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Overall (#5 box): 1.2 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Overall (#6 & 9 box): 1.6 x 0.3 cm (5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number27.2034
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 7440 Z. 1927: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1927: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.