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Ring beads and gold fragments
Ring beads and gold fragments

Ring beads and gold fragments

2040–1991 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, gold, original fiber string
DimensionsBeads: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Gold: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-4-302g
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 5, pit E, west side of chamber. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
2040–1640 B.C.
Cylinder beads
2040–1783 B.C.
Ring beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Ring beads
2400–1550 B.C.