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Jewelry element: faience bead

Object register page:

Large faience barrel bead [(Old Kingdom)]; [dark blue glaze]. Illustration: No. Supplementary illustration: Yes. Supplementary illustration scale: 2:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-33
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Beads
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 0], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-a
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Length: 3.275 cm Diameter: 1 cm; bore: .175 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2694
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/03/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • Avenue G 0

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G I-a

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex