Lumps of mineral substance
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueMineral substance
DimensionsOther: 5 x 6.2 cm (1 15/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-4-113
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 6. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.2960–2649 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
before 3850–2960 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
664–653 B.C.