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String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
Object PlaceSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, amethyst, carnelian, garnet
DimensionsLength: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3720
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag. 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.66
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.