Carnelian earring
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueOpaque carnelian
DimensionsDiameter: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number25.2960
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza Avenue G 3, black debris. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
4200–3250 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
A.D. 364–476