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Beads

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotShikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, carnelian, garnet ?
DimensionsOverall: 0.5 x 1.8 cm (3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Overall: 0.6 x 0.9 cm (1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5225
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 97. 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
1991–1650 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
String of beads
2040–1640 B.C.
Beads and amulet
1700–1550 B.C.
Beads
2040–1640 B.C.