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Strings of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueMud
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3547
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 8. 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.

Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.8
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Bead
A.D. 134–140
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Bead
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
2400–1550 B.C.