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Beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, bone
DimensionsCylinder bead: 0.5 x 0.8 cm (3/16 x 5/16 in.)
Ring beads: 0.3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5222
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 59. 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.
String of beads
1550–1295 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
1550–1070 B.C.
Bead necklace
270 B.C.-A.D. 320
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040-1640 B.C.
Ring and cylinder beads
about 1700–1550 B.C.