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Beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, agate, carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3602
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 12. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
1700–1540 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.