String of beads
2246–2152 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGold, turquoise, carnelian, steatite, faience
DimensionsLength x diameter: 103 x 0.8 cm (largest bead) (40 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3422
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 2381 A (tomb of Impy). 1912: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
525–330 B.C.
2575–2528 B.C.
2050–1700 B.C.
305–30 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1991 B.C.
