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Wrist ornament of strung beads
Wrist ornament of strung beads

Wrist ornament of strung beads

2140–1991 B.C.
FindspotNaga el-Deir, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, carnelian, garnet
DimensionsOverall: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Other: 1.1 cm length of lenticular bead (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.979
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Deir, Tomb N 453 B. 1904: 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)
String of beads
1991–1650 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.