String of beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, amazonite, glass
DimensionsOverall: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Length wedjat eye: 1.4 cm
Length foot amulet: 1.6 cm
Width hippo head: 0.8 L x 0.5 cm
Depth faience ball bead: 0.4 cm
Length wedjat eye: 1.4 cm
Length foot amulet: 1.6 cm
Width hippo head: 0.8 L x 0.5 cm
Depth faience ball bead: 0.4 cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3640
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 56. 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.56
Findspot Information: From Sheikh Farag. S.F.56
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1550–1295 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.