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String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, glass paste, carnelian, limestone
DimensionsOverall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3654
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF 100. 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
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Ball beads
30–A.D. 40
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Necklace
2960–2649 B.C.
String of beads
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.