Beads
2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAmethyst, carnelian, faience, original fiber string
DimensionsAmethyst bead: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Largest carnelian bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Largest faience ball bead: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Largest carnelian bead: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Largest faience ball bead: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5569
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag SF 187. 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.
