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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 view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.