Cylinder beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, original fiber string
DimensionsLargest: 2 cm (13/16 in)
Smallest: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Smallest: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-4-93g
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 5, pit D, chamber debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2140–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1991 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.