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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.
String of beads
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
Pendants
3850–2960 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads
690–653 B.C.