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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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.
2040–1640 B.C.
1700–1550 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Naqada IIa–b (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.