String of beads and amulet
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, faience, amethyst, garnet, stone, amazonite
DimensionsString length: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Diameter amethyst ball bead: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Diameter carnelian ball bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Diameter amethyst ball bead: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Diameter carnelian ball bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3877
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 140. 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. / 201
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.