Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
FindspotGammai, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, amethyst, agate, quartz, amazonite
DimensionsOverall: 88 cm (34 5/8 in.) - length of necklace
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oric Bates
Accession number42.142
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Gammai, Nubia (Sudan), Grave E 64, objects #2 & 3. 1915-6: excavated by Oric Bates & Dows Dunham for the Harvard Peabody Museum; 1916: assigned to Oric Bates in the division of finds with the Sudanese government; Sept. 4, 1924: lent to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates; March 12, 1942: given to the MFA by Mrs. Oric Bates.
2575–2465 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
1550–1295 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2323–2040 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.