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Portion of necklace
Image Not Available for Portion of necklace

Portion of necklace

2750–2649 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueIvory, carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.) length
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2560
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 133/X.: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Ring beads
2400–2050 B.C.
Beads and amulet
1991–1783 B.C.