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Beaded armlet with arm amulets
Beaded armlet with arm amulets

Beaded armlet with arm amulets

2140–1991 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Deir, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, carnelian, green stone, silver
DimensionsLength: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.976
On View
On view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom N. 453 b, Naga el-Deir. 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)
Armlet
2140–1991 B.C.
Anklet
2140–1991 B.C.
Anklet
2140–1991 B.C.
Brooch
David Hicks
1973
Beads and amulets
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.