Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, steatite, amethyst
DimensionsLongest: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Shortest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Shortest: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-258
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, debris between Tombs 13 and 20. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
2050–1700 B.C.
698–623 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
2323–2040 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.