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Linen and plaster

2140–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLinen, plaster, wood, debris
DimensionsLarge linen fragment: 1.8 x 1.5 cm (11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Plaster fragment: 1 x 0.7 cm (3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-741.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit B debris. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Fragments
2400–2050 B.C.
Ring beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Ring beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
String of disc beads
2400–2050 B.C.
Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
Beads
2400–2050 B.C.
Disc beads
2400–2050 B.C.