String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueHematite, faience
DimensionsOverall: 47.3 cm (18 5/8 in.) Diameter and length largest barrel: 1.1 x 1.5 cm (7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Diameter smallest ball: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Diameter smallest ball: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3622
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 42. 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.
760–332 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
760–332 B.C. (?)
40–10 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
380–332 B.C.
1070–332 B.C.
2061–1783 B.C.
332–50 B.C.
3rd century B.C., 305–200 B.C.
650–600 B.C.