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Necklace

Medium/TechniqueShell, faience, stone
DimensionsOther: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1339
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Mesheikh. Mes / 2017. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Beads
690–653 B.C.
String of beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Shells and beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Group shot:  11.3120, 11.210, 11.211, 11.263
3650–3300 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Pendants
3850–2960 B.C.