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Beads

FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueStone & Shell (?)
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 1.3 cm (13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.966
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, GMT / J' / Lot C 3. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Group shot:  11.3120, 11.210, 11.211, 11.263
3650–3300 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Pendants
3850–2960 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads
690–653 B.C.