String of cylinder beads
FindspotEgypt
Medium/TechniqueSteatite, carnelian
DimensionsOverall: 25.6 (length of string) x 0.7 cm (diameter largest bead) (10 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Length x width carnelian bead: 2.4 x 0.4 cm (15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Length x width carnelian bead: 2.4 x 0.4 cm (15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number2017.840
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt. 1909: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession date: July 14, 2017)
305–30 B.C.
4200–3250 B.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2246–2152 B.C.
2050–1700 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
