Crescent-shaped amulet
Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueChalcedony
DimensionsLength: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3498
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 128. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
690–664 B.C.
404–353 B.C.
700–600 B.C.
1894–1595 B.C.
before 4300 B.C.
A.D. 226–651
A.D. 226–651
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
625–539 B.C.