Beads
FindspotNag el Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/Techniquecarnelian, calcite, faience
DimensionsOverall: 0.3 cm diameter of ring bead (1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5159
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), A960. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Naqada I–III 3850–2960 B.C.
4th century and mid-16th century
about 2200–1750 B.C.
2600–2000 B.C.
about 2600–2000 B.C.
4200–3250 B.C.