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String of beads and amulets

305–30 B.C.
Object PlaceEgypt
Medium/TechniqueGlass, faience, carnelian, lapis
DimensionsOverall: 14 cm double (5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1885
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenancePurchased by Albert M. Lythgoe
Necklace
2750–2649 B.C.
String of beads and amulet
760–332 B.C. (?)
Necklace
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Group shot:  47.1699, 47.1700, 47.1701
2575–2528 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
2575–2528 B.C.
Bracelet fragments
2625–2500 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.