Beads
FindspotNag el Hai (Qena), Egypt
Medium/Techniquefaience, calcite, carnelian, shell
DimensionsOverall shell: 0.6 x 1.4 cm (1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Other cylinder bead: 1.6 x 0.9 cm (5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Other cylinder bead: 1.6 x 0.9 cm (5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5160
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Naga el-Hai (Qena), B1752 c/5. 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.
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Naqada IIa–b (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.