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.
4th century and mid-16th century
2040–1640 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Naqada IIa–b (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.