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Part of necklace

1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amethyst, carnelian
DimensionsOverall length: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Length x width of largest bead: 1.3 x 0.6 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2571
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 277 (?) 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.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.