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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
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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.