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Medium/TechniqueCarnelian, gold, amazonite
DimensionsOverall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Goddard Du Bois
Accession number46.1460
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Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBetween 1900 and 1907, acquired in Egypt by Goddard Du Bois (b. 1869 – d. 1925) and Josephine Cook Du Bois (b. 1864 – d. 1961), New York; 1946, gift of Mrs. Du Bois to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 27, 1946)
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and pendants
593–568 B.C.
String of beads
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and amulets
2323–2150 B.C.
String of beads
2575–2465 B.C.
Group shot: 11.2577, 11.2562
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.