String of beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
Object PlaceSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, garnet or glass, amethyst, carnelian, amazonite
DimensionsLength: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.)
Diameter large ball bead: 1.2 cm
Drop pendant: 1.5 L x 0.8 W
Diameter quatrefoil: 0.6 cm
Diameter large ball bead: 1.2 cm
Drop pendant: 1.5 L x 0.8 W
Diameter quatrefoil: 0.6 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3711
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag. 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.170
2061–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1700–1540 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.