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Cylinder bead

570–526 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueRed stone
DimensionsOverall: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.2668
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Pit G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheperre) in Room V. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Amulet
404–353 B.C.
696–664 B.C.
Bound ox amulet
570–526 B.C.
Ring bead
570–526 B.C.
Cylinder seal
3100–2900 B.C.
Stamp seal
3500–2700 B.C.
Fragment of sandstone
750–250 B.C.