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String of beads and amulet

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGlass, amethyst, faience, carnelian
DimensionsLength: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3718
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag 187. 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.187
Necklace
1700–1550 B.C.
1700–1540 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Part of necklace
1550–1070 B.C.