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Necklace

2960–2649 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, limestone, quartz, faience
DimensionsLength: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2555
On View
On view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 118. 1910-11: 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.

(Accession Date: October 19, 1911)
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Various beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.