Necklace (?)
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Object PlaceNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueShell, steatite, carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 1.4 cm length of largest shells (9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3511
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 654. 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.
3850–3650 B.C.
Badarian, 4500–3800 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2050–1700 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
