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Necklace

1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, shell
DimensionsOverall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2575
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 73 (?). Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
1700–1540 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Naqada IIa–b (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Necklace (?)
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.