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String of beads

Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian and glazed stone
DimensionsLength: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3519
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 481. 1912–13: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
Necklace
1550–1070 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.