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Beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAgate, faience
DimensionsLargest: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Smallest: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5206
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag S F 36. 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.
Beads
late 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.
String of beads
332 B.C.–337 A.D.
String of beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Beads
2400–1550 B.C.
Necklace
270 B.C.–A.D. 320
Cylindrical bead
2400–1550 B.C.