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String of beads
String of beads

String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, slate ?, stone
DimensionsOverall: length of string of beads 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3653
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 67. 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.


Beads
2050–1700 B.C.
Beads and seal fragment
2040–1640 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlays
690–664 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlays
690–664 B.C.
Sarcophagus inlays
568–555 B.C.
Necklace
Robert W. Ebendorf
1988
Scarab
1550–1295 B.C.
Scarab
664–525 B.C
Heart scarab
664–525 B.C