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String of beads and amulets

2323–2040 B.C.
FindspotMesheikh, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, steatite, glass
DimensionsOverall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number12.1286
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Mesheikh, Mes/139/B. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
String of beads
305–30 B.C.
Scarab
760–660 B.C.
Cylinder beads and wire
2040–1783 B.C.
Beads
2040–1783 B.C.
Beads
2323–2150 B.C.
Beads
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.