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 viewClassificationsJewelry / 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)
305–30 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Naqada IIc–d2 (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
Naqada IIa–III (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.