Necklace
1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, stone
DimensionsOverall: 32 cm length of necklace x 0.5 cm diameter of ball bead (12 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Length x width of scarab: 1.5 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Length x width of scarab: 1.5 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2569
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 77/X, 1911: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
305–30 B.C.
Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2040–1550 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320