Armlet
2140–1991 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Deir, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, carnelian, green stone
DimensionsOverall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Carnelian rings: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Amethyst lenticular bead: 1.3 x 1.3 cm (1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Carnelian lenticular bead: 1.9 x 2.2 cm (3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Green stone lenticular bead: 1.7 x 2 cm (11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Carnelian rings: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Amethyst lenticular bead: 1.3 x 1.3 cm (1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Carnelian lenticular bead: 1.9 x 2.2 cm (3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Green stone lenticular bead: 1.7 x 2 cm (11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.975
On View
On viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Deir, tomb N 453 b. 1904: excavated by George Reisner for the Hearst Expedition of the University of California (which became the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition in 1905).(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)
2061–1640 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
1991–1650 B.C.
1700–1540 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.