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String of beads and amulet

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, garnet, quartz, greenstone
DimensionsLength: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3878
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 199. 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. / 199
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.