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Crystal pendant

Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCalcite
DimensionsLencth: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3516
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2127. 1913: 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.

(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
Hadrian
4th century and mid-16th century
Mallory Weston
2019
Group shot: 09.598, 09.599
about 2200–1750 B.C.
Group shot: 09.16-18
2600–2000 B.C.
Group shot: a) 09.26, b) 09.27
about 2600–2000 B.C.
Tachibana Masahiro
1571–1629
String of pierced shells
3850–3650 B.C.