String of stone and shell beads
3850–3650 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueOlivine, black steatite, and shell beads
DimensionsLength x diameter: 72 x 1.2 cm (28 3/8 x 1/2 in.) (largest bead)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3513
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 517. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
20th century
1982
about 1900
before 1980
early 19th century
early 19th century
first half of the 19th century
first half of the 19th century
first half of the 19th century
first half of the 19th century
early 19th century