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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
2400–1550 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
696–664 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
3500–3100 B.C.
3500–3100 B.C.
3100–2900 B.C.
3500–2700 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
about 750 B.C.–A.D. 320