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Pendants
Pendants

Pendants

FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, shells, steatite, carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 2.1 cm length of spiral (13/16 in.)
Other: 1.1 cm length of amzonite jug (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3527
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 2127. 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.
Beads
690–653 B.C.
Necklace (?)
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
String of pierced shells
3850–3650 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Beads
698–653 B.C.
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.