Barrel bead
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGlass & Malachite
DimensionsOverall: 1 x 0.7 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.2903
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7100, E of mastaba G 7110-7120: G 7120. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
743–712 B.C.
698–690 B.C.
664–525 B.C
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2nd century A.D.
19th century
late 18th century