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Beaded collar with amulets

2061–1640 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Deir, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite, gold, electrum
DimensionsLength: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3609
On View
On view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag, tomb SF 43. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
Scarab ring
1479–1425 B.C.
Scarab in a ring mount
about 1640–1550 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
1426–1400 B.C.
Cowroid
1550–1295 B.C.
Scaraboid
about 1700–1552 B.C.
Amulet of Bes
760 B.C.–A.D. 364
Heart scarab of Paser
1550–1295 B.C.
String of beads
1991–1783 B.C.