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Cylinder beads

2625–2500 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, bronze and shell
DimensionsOverall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number47.2065.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 1110 A, excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1924: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
Group Shot: 22-2-581a, 22-2-581b, 22-2-581c, 22-2-581d, 22-2-581e, 22-2-581f, & 22-2-581g
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2960–2770 B.C.
Beads
1349–1336 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.