Beads
2960–2770 B.C.
FindspotAbydos, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueShell, faience
DimensionsOverall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.) Length of string, doubled
Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.) Cylinder
Overall: 2.2 x 0.9 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.) Cylinder
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number03.1772
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
2400–1550 B.C.
750–250 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.