String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
FindspotMesheikh, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amethyst, carnelian, black quartz
DimensionsLength: 40.2 cm (15 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1450
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesheikh. 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.
Findspot Information: From Mesheikh. Mes / 2106 / B
Findspot Information: From Mesheikh. Mes / 2106 / B
1991–1783 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Jean-François Legrand
1890–1900
2040–1640 B.C.
2960–2649 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
about 1700–1550 B.C.