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String of beads and amulets
String of beads and amulets

String of beads and amulets

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueShell, faience, carnelian and amethyst
DimensionsOverall: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3648
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / 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.