Necklace
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueStone and shell
DimensionsLength: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1377
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Mesheikh, grave 2026. 1912: 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: December 5, 1912)
(Accession date: December 5, 1912)
30 B.C.–A.D 364
3650–3300 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.
