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String of beads
String of beads

String of beads

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueIvory, stone, carnelian
DimensionsLength: 48.6 cm (19 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1270
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Mesheikh, grave 2023. 1912: 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. (not mentionned on tomb card)

(Accession date: December 5, 1912)
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
Necklace
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Necklace
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
String of beads
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.