String of beads
3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotMesaid (Mesa'eed), Egypt
Medium/TechniquePottery, stone and shell
DimensionsLength: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.3120
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 102, no. 17, 18, 19. [M/102/17, M/102/18, M/102/19]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
3100–2800 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
