Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueStone, carnelian, faience
DimensionsCarnelian bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Stone bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Faience bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Stone bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Faience bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5818
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 203. 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..
305–30 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
Naqada II (Gezean) 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1550 B.C.
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
90–50 B.C.