String of pierced shells
3850–3650 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMediterranean, Red Sea and land snail shells
DimensionsWidth x length: 2 x 15 cm (13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1707
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Naqada. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe (with 03.1685) for 4 shillings. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accessioned on: January 1, 1903)
early 20th century
mid 18th–19th century
20th century
Late 18th century
1925
about 1910–20
mid-19th century
19th century
A.D. 1000–1500
19th century
before 1920
19th–20th century