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Bracelet

about 6000–3100 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueTortoiseshell
DimensionsWidth x Depth: 2 x 6.2 cm (13/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1700
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Basilea. 1903: Purchased for the MFA at Qena, Egypt from Ghirgas by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (03.1392-03.1394, 03.1470, 03.1683, 03.1698-13.1700) for £3. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
Pendant
before 4300 B.C.
Bracelet
about 6000–3100 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
Comb
about 1800
19th century
Ralph Gout
1849
Comb
19th century
Comb
19th century
Comb
19th century
Comb
19th century
Hat pin
early 20th century
Necklace
Artist unknown, Pacific Islander
20th century, 1950–2000