Necklace
1550–1070 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, amazonite
DimensionsTotal length: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.) x 0.4 cm (3/16 in.) diameter of small bead
Diameter and length of amazonite bead: 0.5 x 0.9 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Diameter and length of amazonite bead: 0.5 x 0.9 cm (3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2577
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 244. 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)
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2040–1640 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.