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String of beads
String of beads

String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, steatite
DimensionsOverall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
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Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3544
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 5. 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.
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Necklace (?)
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
String of beads
2246–2152 B.C.
Beads
2040–1783 B.C.