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Necklace

Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience and lapis
DimensionsOverall: 25.5 cm length of necklace x 0.3 cm diameter of carnelian bead (10 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Diameter and length of rectangular bead: 0.9 x 2.6 cm (3/8 x 1 in.)
Diameter and length of amulets: 0.6 x 1.1 cm (1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3734
On View
On view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid, grave 808. 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.

(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
Necklace
2750–2649 B.C.
String of beads and amulet
760–332 B.C. (?)
String of beads
4200–3250 B.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads
1991–1783 B.C.
Group shot:  47.1699, 47.1700, 47.1701
2575–2528 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
2575–2528 B.C.