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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
305–30 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2625–2500 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.