String of beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, shell, carnelian, amethyst, black glass, amazonite
DimensionsOverall length: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Shell pendant length: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Largest cylinder bead length: 1.5 x 1.5 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Shell pendant length: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Largest cylinder bead length: 1.5 x 1.5 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3707
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag. SF 174. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.174
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.174
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
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