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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.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2577
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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)
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.