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Necklace

Medium/TechniqueShell and stone
DimensionsOther: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1418
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Mesheikh. Mes / 2040. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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.
Necklace
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
3100–2800 B.C.
Beads
690–653 B.C.