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String of beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueNut or seed
DimensionsDiameter and length: 0.8 x 26 cm (5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3856
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 172. 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. / 172