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Necklace

Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/TechniqueMud
Dimensions288 cm (113 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3500
On View
On view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Naga el-Hai (Qena), tomb K 128. 1912–13: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
Strings of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Bead
A.D. 134–140
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Beads
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Bead
90 B.C.–A.D. 40
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
2400–1550 B.C.