String of beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, amethyst, hematite
DimensionsOverall: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.)
Diameter largest faience ball bead: 1.0 cm
Length striped cylinder bead: 1.5 cm
Length striped conical: 3.1 cm
Diameter carnelian ball bead: 0.8 cm
Diameter amethyst ball bead: 0.5 cm
Diameter largest faience ball bead: 1.0 cm
Length striped cylinder bead: 1.5 cm
Length striped conical: 3.1 cm
Diameter carnelian ball bead: 0.8 cm
Diameter amethyst ball bead: 0.5 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3656
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 94. 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.94
2061–1640 B.C.
760–332 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
2323–2040 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
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