String of beads
664–525 B.C.
FindspotTell Dafana, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian,agate
DimensionsOverall: 2.8 x 1.8 cm (1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Overall necklace length: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
Diameter and length of largest bead: 0.4 x 3 cm (3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Diameter and length of smallest bead: 0.2 x 1 cm (1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Overall necklace length: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
Diameter and length of largest bead: 0.4 x 3 cm (3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Diameter and length of smallest bead: 0.2 x 1 cm (1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.682
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Tell Dafana (Daphnae). Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; 1887: given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
2040–1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.