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Necklace
Necklace

Necklace

2750–2649 B.C.
FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, lapis, faience
DimensionsOverall: 65 cm length of necklace x 0.4 cm diameter of carnelian beads (25 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.3135
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan Grave Z 11/x, 1911: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
String of beads and amulet
760–332 B.C. (?)
Necklace
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Group shot:  47.1699, 47.1700, 47.1701
2575–2528 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
2575–2528 B.C.