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String of beads

2465–2323 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAlabaster, faience, ivory
DimensionsOverall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.) length
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.873
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1911: 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.
Earring
about 1700–1550 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Ring beads
2400–2050 B.C.