String of beads
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience, steatite, and turquoise
DimensionsLength: carnelian biconical 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Length: blue cylinder 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Length: amulet 2.0 cm (13/16 in.)
Length: blue cylinder 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Length: amulet 2.0 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3411
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza Pit G 2375 Y. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
2246–2152 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
525–330 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1991 B.C.
