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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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)
(Accession Date: October 19, 1911)
2960–2649 B.C.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
1991–1783 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2575–2465 B.C.