String of beads
4200–3250 B.
FindspotMesaid, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, quartz, glazed steatite, lapis
DimensionsOverall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.) length
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.1025
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesaid (Mesa'eed). 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2010–1961 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
2040–1991 B.C.
570–526 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
2750–2649 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
