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String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, black paste
DimensionsOther: 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3676
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 99. 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. / 99
Beads
315–170 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Group shot: 16-2-43b-d
322–315 B.C.
Beads
0–A.D. 20
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Ball bead
760–332 B.C.