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String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, shell, silver
DimensionsOverall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.) length
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3565
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 18. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Naqada IIa–b (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.